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• n  loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
• n  a small hole made by a sharp object
• n  the act of puncturing or perforating
• v  pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
  puncture a tire
• v  make by piercing
  puncture a hole
• v  reduce or lessen the size or importance of
• v  cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
  puncture an air balloon
• v  be pierced or punctured
  The tire punctured

• They believe--this can really summarize it all--these are people who believe," she said, now raising her voice, "you can deliver a baby entirely except for the head, puncture the .
• But Shanidar 3 had a solitary rib puncture with no such damage.
• She also created asbestos bullets to puncture the defenses of her longtime nemesis, the Human Torch.

• deflate

News & Articles

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• Bance puts Burkina Faso back on World Cup trail
  By Mark Gleeson NELSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) - Aristide Bance was on target as Burkina Faso won 1-0 in Congo on Saturday to restore their World Cup hopes and puncture home dreams of a spot in the last round of the African preliminaries. The lanky forward, whose peroxide hair made him one of the more recognisable figures at this year's African Nations Cup, netted in the 38th minute in Pointe ...
  June 16, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Burlington man stabbed early Sunday
  A Burlington man was stabbed in the torso early Sunday morning, police said. Officers said they saw the 22-year-old victim walking near 165 Church St. just after 2 a.m. The victim had a puncture wound. He was not compliant with officers and had to be handcuffed, Sgt. Michael Warren said. Preliminary investigation shows the victim was stabbed inside Lift nightclub at closing, Warren said. "We ...
  June 16, 2013 - WPTZ Burlington
• Soccer-Bance puts Burkina Faso back on World Cup trail
  By Mark Gleeson NELSPRUIT, South Africa, June 15 (Reuters) - Aristide Bance was on target as Burkina Faso won 1-0 in Congo on Saturday to restore their World Cup hopes and puncture home dreams of a spot in the last round of the African preliminaries. The lanky forward, whose peroxide hair made him one of the more recognisable figures at this year's African Nations Cup, netted in the 38th minute ...
  June 15, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Michael Schumacher in The Canadian Press
  The first stop was perfectly timed, so it was looking quite promising,Schumacher said. "Then I had a puncture on the front right tire ...... after I got together with Kubica, and that obviously decided my race. From there, I was stuck in...
• Brett Favre in SI.com
  When I kind of packed it up and threw it, it got kind of hard, like a golf ball. So I kind of threw it at his back or his butt or something. I'm thinking, 'You don't want to puncture an eye or something,' Favre said.
• Paul O Grady in Independent
  O'Grady told the Daily Mirror: "I didn't realise I was bitten at first but I looked at my right arm and there was blood gushing down from it. I saw two puncture marks and I realised I had been bitten - and it must have been a snake. It really...