English-Thai Dictionary

puncture

N รู เปิด เล็ก  perforation hole ru-poed-lek

 

puncture

VI เจาะ  perforate pierce prick jor

 

puncture

VT ทำลาย ความมั่นใจ  tam-lai-kwam-man-jai

 

puncture

VT เจาะ  perforate pierce prick jor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUNCTURE

n.[L. punctura.] The act of perforating with a pointed instrument; or a small hole made by it; as the puncture of a nail, needle or pin. A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.

 

PUNCTURE

v.t.To prick; to pierce with a small pointed instrument; as, to puncture the skin.

 

PUNCTURED

pp. Pricked; pierced with a sharp point.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUNCTURE

Punc "ture, n. Etym: [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent. ]

 

1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.

 

2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. Rambler.

 

PUNCTURE

Punc "ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. & vb. n.Puncturing. ]

 

Defn: To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.

 

PUNCTURED

PUNCTURED Punc "tured, a.

 

1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of a puncture; as, a punctured wound.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

puncture

punc ture |ˈpəNGkCHər ˈpəŋk (t )ʃər | ▶noun a small hole in a tire resulting in an escape of air: she was on her way home when she had a puncture. • a small hole in something such as the skin, caused by a sharp object: surgeons operate through small punctures in the skin | [ as modifier ] : a puncture wound. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make a puncture in (something ): one of the knife blows had punctured a lung. • [ no obj. ] sustain a puncture: the tire had punctured and it would have to be replaced. 2 cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling ): the earlier mood of optimism was punctured. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked, ’ from the verb pungere. The verb dates from the late 17th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

puncture

punc |ture |ˈpʌŋ (k )tʃə | ▶noun a small hole in a tyre resulting in an escape of air: she was on her way home when she had a puncture. • a small hole in something such as the skin, caused by a sharp object: [ as modifier ] : a puncture wound. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make a puncture in (something ): one of the knife blows had punctured a lung. • [ no obj. ] sustain a puncture: the tyre had punctured and it would have to be replaced. 2 cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling ): the earlier mood of optimism was punctured. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked ’, from the verb pungere. The verb dates from the late 17th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

puncture

puncture noun 1 the tire developed a puncture: hole, perforation, rupture; cut, slit; leak. 2 my car has a puncture: flat tire; informal flat. ▶verb 1 he punctured the child's balloon: make a hole in, pierce, rupture, perforate, stab, cut, slit, prick, spike, stick, lance; deflate. 2 she knows how to puncture his speeches: put an end to, cut short, deflate, reduce.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

puncture

puncture noun 1 the back offside tyre developed a puncture: hole, perforation, prick, rupture, cut, nick, slit, leak. 2 my bike has got a puncture: flat tyre; informal flat. ▶verb 1 he deliberately punctured another child's bicycle tyre: make a hole in, pierce, penetrate, rupture, perforate, riddle, stab, cut, nick, slit, prick, spike, stick, impale, transfix, bore (through ), drill (through ), lance, tap; decompress, depressurize, deflate. 2 she knows how to puncture the wordiness of his speeches: put an end to, cut short, reverse, prick, deflate, flatten, reduce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

puncture

punc ture /pʌ́ŋ (k )tʃə r /〖原義は 「刺すこと 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C (タイヤの )パンク (!puncは和製英語; →flat tire ) .2 U (針などで )刺すこと ; C 刺してできた穴 .動詞 他動詞 1 …を刺す , …に小さな穴を開ける ; 〈小穴 〉を開ける .2 〈ボール タイヤなど 〉を刺してパンクさせる .3 〈気持ち 〉をくじく, 〈信念 誇りなど 〉を台なしにする .自動詞 穴が開く ; パンクする .