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Meaning of puncture

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  puncture
      n 1: loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some
           sharp object
      2: a small hole made by a sharp object
      3: the act of puncturing or perforating
      v 1: pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a
           tire"
      2: make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
      3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review
         of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: {deflate},
         {puncture}]
      4: cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture
         an air balloon"
      5: be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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