to puncture a hole in
21puncture — [ˈpʌŋktʃə] noun [C] I 1) a small hole made with a sharp point 2) a small hole that is made by accident in a tyre II verb [T] puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃə] to make a small hole in something …
22hole — noun 1) a hole in the roof Syn: opening, aperture, gap, space, orifice, vent, chink, breach, break; crack, leak, rift, rupture; puncture, perforation, cut, split, gash …
23puncture — n. [L. punctura, hole] A small hole; a minute puncture like depression …
24puncture — 1. noun /ˈpʌŋktʃə,ˈpʌŋktʃɚ/ A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object. I got a puncture in my bicycle tire and had to walk home. Syn: flat, tyre 2 …
25puncture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. perforation, hole, pinprick, opening. v. t. pierce, jab, perforate, prick. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Hole] Syn. cut, break, perforation; see hole 1 . 2. [A flat tire] Syn. flat, leak, slow leak. v. Syn.… …
26hole — Synonyms and related words: Augean stables, Babylon, CAT, Gomorrah, Sodom, abode, abri, abysm, abyss, aerospace, aerosphere, air hole, air pocket, airspace, alveolation, alveolus, antre, antrum, aperture, area, armpit, arroyo, asylum, auger,… …
27puncture — 1) n. a wound made accidentally or deliberately by a sharp object or instrument. Puncture wounds need careful treatment as a small entry hole in the skin can disguise serious injury in an underlying organ or tissue. Punctures are also performed… …
28puncture — n. & v. n. 1 a prick or pricking, esp. the accidental piercing of a pneumatic tyre. 2 a hole made in this way. v. 1 tr. make a puncture in. 2 intr. undergo puncture. 3 tr. prick or pierce. Etymology: ME f. L punctura f. pungere punct prick …
29hole — noun 1) a hole in the roof Syn: opening, aperture, gap, space, vent, chink, breach, crack, rupture, puncture 2) a hole in the ground Syn: pit, crate …
30puncture — n 1. perforating, boring, drilling, punching, pinking, puncturing; piercing, stabbing, lancinating, pricking, sticking; cutting, slitting, splitting, gashing, slashing. 2. hole, perforation, cut, incision, split, gash, scotch, rent, slit, slot;… …
