Puncture synonyms and antonyms
pŭngk'chər
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(Idiomatic) To criticize a (request) to the point of preclusion.
shoot full of holes
A gap, usually the valence band of an insulator or semiconductor, that would normally be filled with one electron. If an electron accelerated by a voltage moves into a gap, it leaves a gap behind it, and in this way the hole itself appears to move through the substance. Even though holes are in fact the absence of a negatively charged particle (an electron), they can be treated theoretically as positively charged particles, whose motion gives rise to electric current.
build up (antonym)
(Idiomatic) To strengthen.
close (antonym)
To draw or bind together the edges of:
sew (antonym)
To join or fasten with stitches made with needle and thread
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To break or violate (a contract, covenant, etc.)
To fail to fulfill; cancel:
To make or adjust a space between (objects or points) or in (a device):
To penetrate into or through something:
Enter is defined as to come in, put in or get in.
To penetrate is to pass into or through something.
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(Economics) To reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices.
To damage the credit or reputation of; disgrace
To increase suddenly, sharply, and without control:
Any opening in a solid object
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.]
A sudden piercing pain.
knock the bottom out of
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open (related)
To become open
bruise (related)
dural (related)
re-inflating (related)
snapped (related)
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concussion (related)
A piece of theatrical scenery on a flat frame
A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit:
slow leak
A flat tire
The white, shallow portion of a wave after it breaks. The bore carries ocean water onto the beach.
A geographic area, such as a sinkhole or basin, that is lower than its surroundings.
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To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
To gore is defined as the action of an animal stabbing someone or another animal with a horn.
To affect with, undergo, or suffer a rupture
To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal.
To inflict a wound or wounds (on or upon); hurt; injure
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