puncture

About 2.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act or an instance of puncturing.
2. noun A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.

   There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.

3. noun A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.

   On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.

4. verb To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

   The needle punctured the balloon instantly.

5. verb To destroy the vitality or strength of.

Similar words

deflate perforated perforation pierce penetrate penetration stab crack blowout sting

Often followed by

of the is site and wounds in wound or

Word family

punctured punctures puncturing