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(verb) be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured" |
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Related Words: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up |
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(verb) cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon" |
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Related Words: decompress, depressurize |
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(noun) the act of puncturing or perforating |
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Synonyms: puncturing |
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Related Words: activity, centesis, perforation, pricking |
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(verb) pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" |
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Related Words: pierce, scarify |
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(verb) make by piercing; "puncture a hole" |
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Related Words: create, make |
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(noun) a small hole made by a sharp object |
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Related Words: hole, pinhole, pinprick |
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(noun) loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object |
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Related Words: misadventure, mischance, mishap |
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(verb) reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" |
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Synonyms: deflate |
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Related Words: deprecate, depreciate |
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