puncture
ਪੰਕਚਰ
definition
verb
one of the knife blows had punctured a lung
make a puncture in (something).
the earlier mood of optimism was punctured
cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling).
noun
she was on her way home when she had a puncture
a small hole in a tire resulting in an escape of air.
example
Connecting wires were fed under the skin of the forearm and out from a skin 'puncture' and the wounds were sewn up.
she was on her way home when she had a 'puncture'
I looked over at the ‘vampires’ warily and then stood up, rubbing the two 'puncture' wounds on my neck.
We drove on but the damage had caused a 'puncture' and we limped out of the stage, although the crew changed the wheel and repaired the bumper in just six minutes.
Scientists have recently ruled out the possibility that the stylets of certain mites are too short to 'puncture' cells on the front surfaces of some ferns.
But Charles found himself out of contention after sustaining a tyre 'puncture' .
They say the louts involved even left broken glass strewn on their path to 'puncture' Rosemary's wheelchair tyres.
Injuries can lead to tetanus if people get 'puncture' wounds.
I'm sure you all remember the Belvedere College massacre over when an angry young student went on the rampage with a plank of wood with a nail in it. 8 people were treated for 'puncture' wounds.
You should protect the vital areas along the mid-line of the torso, where even a shallow wound might 'puncture' heart, lungs, liver, kidney or bowel.
Wires lead from the array and appear through a skin 'puncture' .
A 40-year-old man received a 'puncture' wound to his back after he stepped in to help a 19-year-old black woman who was being harassed by a group of youths at a bus stop.
A police officer who used a knife to 'puncture' the tyres of a car to stop it being driven by a group of drunken revellers has been convicted and warned he may face a jail sentence.
A 57-year-old patient of mine had a 'puncture' wound of the foot while gardening.
The advantages are obvious: the airless tyre can never suffer a 'puncture' or valve failure and ends the need to check tyre pressures.
Apply a comfrey leaf ointment or compress to your cut, but do not use it on 'puncture' wounds because the skin may heal faster than the tissue below.
It seals the 'puncture' and the tyre can then be reinflated ready for use.
she was on her way home when she had a 'puncture'
His right rear tyre then suffered a 'puncture' after a light touch from Ralf Schumacher's front wing as the German passed him on lap five.
She didn't want him doing anything to make his 'puncture' wound worse.
Reading of the 'puncture' wounds in the children's throats, he guesses that their wounds and Lucy's were made by the same thing.
a 'puncture' wound
First rule when dealing with a puncture is to check the tyre that the cause of the 'puncture' is removed.
Cosgrove dropped to the floor in front of the elderly man and ripped the fabric, exposing one skinny calf that had two red 'puncture' marks marring the skin.
Worse still is the title track - eight-and-a-half minutes of tedium and cliché interrupted by bad Riverdance impressions which really 'puncture' the dark mood the song is trying to conjure up.
Clinically, progressive purpuric skin lesions and diffuse oozing from skin 'puncture' sites are observed, often within hours of birth.
These 'puncture' wounds scar and deform the fruit.
Unfortunately, Brown's hopes of a good result were dashed when a clash of wheels with another rider brought about a 'puncture' .
The quality of the skin 'puncture' sample is very technique dependent.
Well, chances are, those blows managed to 'puncture' the brain, and they most likely died of internal bleeding, or maybe outer bleeding.
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