PUNCTURED

pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured

(adjective) having a hole cut through; “pierced ears”; “a perforated eardrum”; “a punctured balloon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

punctured

simple past tense and past participle of puncture

Source: Wiktionary


Punc"tured, a.

1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of a puncture; as, a punctured wound.

PUNCTURE

Punc"ture, n. Etym: [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent.]

1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.

2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. Rambler.

Punc"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. & vb. n. Puncturing.]

Definition: To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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