PUNCTURE Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word puncture. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PUNCTURE
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| bore | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who evokes boredom • a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) • diameter of a tube or gun barrel • a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes verb • cause to be bored • make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool | ||||||||
| impale | verbv | |||||||
verb • pierce with a sharp stake or point • kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | ||||||||
| jab | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) • a quick short straight punch • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow verb • poke or thrust abruptly • strike or punch with quick and short blows • stab or pierce | ||||||||
| perforate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a hole cut through verb • make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation • pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance | ||||||||
| pierce | verbv | |||||||
noun • 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) verb • cut or make a way through • move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply • sound sharply or shrilly • penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument • make a hole into | ||||||||
| rupture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • state of being torn or burst open • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • the act of making a sudden noisy break verb • separate or cause to separate abruptly | ||||||||
| spear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon • an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish verb • pierce with a spear • thrust up like a spear | ||||||||
| stab | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sudden sharp feeling • a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument • informal words for any attempt or effort verb • use a knife on • stab or pierce • poke or thrust abruptly | ||||||||
| flat | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • lacking contrast or shading between tones • (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a level tract of land • a shallow box in which seedlings are started • a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named • freight car without permanent sides or roof • a deflated pneumatic tire • scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house adverb • with flat sails • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness • not modified or restricted by reservations • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) • lacking taste or flavor or tang • lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting • having lost effervescence • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch • horizontally level • lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth • not reflecting light; not glossy • commercially inactive | ||||||||
| deflate | verbv | |||||||
verb • collapse by releasing contained air or gas • release contained air or gas from • reduce or lessen the size or importance of • produce deflation in • reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices • become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air | ||||||||
