Punctured — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

make by piercing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌŋktʃɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌŋktʃəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌŋktʃəd/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈʌŋktʃɚd/.

Examples

puncture a tire
puncture a hole
The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pierced perforated deflate perforate puncture

Parts of Speech

verb	pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into “puncture a tire”
verb	make by piercing “puncture a hole”
verb	reduce or lessen the size or importance of “The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence”
verb	cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing “puncture an air balloon”
verb	be pierced or punctured “The tire punctured”
adjective	having a hole cut through “pierced ears”

Word Forms

puncture	noun	a small hole made by a sharp object
deflator	noun	a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchstochen

mit einem spitzen Gegenstand durchstechen; Machen Sie ein Loch hinein

🇫🇷French

crevé

percer avec un objet pointu; faire un trou dans

🇪🇸Spanish

perforado

perforar con un objeto puntiagudo; hacer un agujero en

🇮🇹Italian

forato

forare con un oggetto appuntito; fare un buco in

🇳🇱Dutch

lek

doorboren met een puntig voorwerp; een gat in maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

perfurado

furar com objeto pontiagudo; faça um buraco em

🇷🇺Russian

проколотый

проткнуть острым предметом; проделать дыру в

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंक्चर्ड

किसी नुकीली वस्तु से छेदना; में एक छेद बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

খোঁচা

একটি সূক্ষ্ম বস্তু দিয়ে বিদ্ধ করা; একটি গর্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்தியது

ஒரு கூர்மையான பொருளைக் கொண்டு துளைக்க; ஒரு துளை செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పంక్చర్ చేయబడింది

ఒక కోణాల వస్తువుతో పియర్స్; ఒక రంధ్రం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पंक्चर

टोकदार वस्तूने छिद्र पाडणे; मध्ये एक छिद्र करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પંચર

પોઇન્ટેડ ઑબ્જેક્ટ સાથે વીંધવું; માં છિદ્ર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಚ್ಚಿದೆ

ಮೊನಚಾದ ವಸ್ತುವಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಚುಚ್ಚುವುದು; ಒಂದು ರಂಧ್ರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുത്തേറ്റു

ഒരു കൂർത്ത വസ്തു കൊണ്ട് തുളയ്ക്കുക; ഒരു ദ്വാരം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਕਚਰ

ਇੱਕ ਨੁਕੀਲੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਨਾਲ ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹਣਾ; ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਮੋਰੀ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنکچر

ایک نوکدار چیز کے ساتھ چھیدنا؛ میں ایک سوراخ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺破的

用尖锐物体刺穿；打一个洞

🇯🇵Japanese

穴が開いた

尖ったもので突き刺す。穴を開ける

🇰🇷Korean

빵구 내는

뾰족한 물체로 찌르다; 구멍을 뚫다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị đâm thủng

đâm bằng vật nhọn; tạo một lỗ vào

🇹🇭Thai

ทะลุ

แทงด้วยวัตถุแหลม ทำหลุมเข้าไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

tertusuk

menusuk dengan benda runcing; membuat lubang ke dalamnya

🇵🇭Filipino

nabutas

tumusok gamit ang isang matulis na bagay; gumawa ng isang butas sa

🇲🇾Malay

tercucuk

menusuk dengan objek runcing; membuat lubang ke dalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثقبت

اخترق بجسم مدبب. جعل حفرة في

🇮🇷Persian

سوراخ شده

سوراخ کردن با یک جسم نوک تیز؛ یک سوراخ ایجاد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

delinmiş

sivri bir nesneyle delmek; içine bir delik aç

🇮🇱Hebrew

מנוקב

לנקב עם חפץ מחודד; לעשות לתוכו חור

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The primary meaning of 'punctured' is 'pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into'.

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Using 'punctured' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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