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puncture
noun(punc-ture)
an act of puncturing
puncture
noun(punc-ture)
a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing
puncture
noun(punc-ture)
a minute depression
puncture
verb(punc-ture)
to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object
puncture
verb(punc-ture)
to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture : deflate
puncture
verb(punc-ture)
to become punctured
puncture
noun(punc-ture)
an Old World annual prostrate herb (Tribulus terrestris) of the caltrop family that has hard spiny pods and is a troublesome weed especially in the western U.S. —called also caltrop
puncture
noun(punc-ture)
puncture of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid or inject anesthetic drugs

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