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puncture

[puhngk-cher] / ˈpʌŋk tʃər /
NOUN
hole, rupture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flat tire
STRONG
break cut damage flat jab leak nick opening perforation prick slit stab
Antonyms
STRONG
closure misfortune
VERB
poke hole in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deflate penetrate perforate prick riddle rupture
STRONG
bore cut drill knife lacerate lance nick open pierce punch
WEAK
cut through go down go flat
Antonyms
STRONG
close
WEAK
build up sew
VERB
deflate someone's idea, feelings
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disprove explode flatten
STRONG
discourage discredit disillusion humble
WEAK
blow sky-high knock bottom out knock the props out (from under) poke full of holes shoot full of holes take down a peg take the wind out of (one's) sails
Antonyms
STRONGEST
prove
STRONG
praise
WEAK
build up close sew

Example Sentences

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Spider bites leave small puncture marks on the skin.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Participants received doses of up to 70mg of zorevunersen through a lumbar puncture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

A little more than a year ago Shiffrin was recovering from a surgery to repair a puncture in her abdomen after a crash in Vermont.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Empirical facts have the power to puncture partisan echo chambers and other closed-off belief systems.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

In the center of the trunk, three feet from the ground, was a puncture mark the size of a bullet hole, oozing green sap.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

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