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# puncture

noun (a puncture, punctures); verb (puncture, punctures, punctured, puncturing)

«puncture» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A puncture is a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre so that the air comes out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#m1)
2. To puncture something is to make a small hole in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#m2)
3. A puncture wound is a deep, small wound made by something pointed, like a nail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a bike or car can «get a puncture» (UK) or «a flat tire» (US); learning to fix a puncture is a useful skill. In first aid, puncture wounds from nails or animal bites need cleaning and sometimes a doctor. Phrases: «get a puncture», «mend a puncture», «puncture repair kit», «puncture wound».

### Examples

- I got a puncture on my bike on the way to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x1)
- Dad showed me how to mend a puncture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x2)
- A nail punctured the car tyre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x3)
- Be careful: the pin could puncture the balloon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x4)
- A puncture wound from a rusty nail needs a doctor's check. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x5)
- We carry a puncture repair kit on long rides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x6)

### Note

Countable: puncture, punctures. In the USA «flat tire» or «a flat» is more common than «puncture». Spelling UK «tyre», US «tire». A deep puncture from something dirty or rusty can cause infection (tetanus), so tell an adult.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means the two nostrils, the small openings of the nose, counted among the body's seven gates.

**Interpretation.** Sefer Yetzirah matches the seven openings of the head (two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth) to the seven planets and other sevens in the world.

### Examples

- And the Seven Gates in the person: two eyes, two ears, two punctures of the nose, and the mouth. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/puncture/#x1)

### Note

Countable: puncture, punctures. In the USA «flat tire» or «a flat» is more common than «puncture». Spelling UK «tyre», US «tire». A deep puncture from something dirty or rusty can cause infection (tetanus), so tell an adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «puncture» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«puncture» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puncture.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «puncture» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/puncture/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«puncture» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/puncture.html) on Mova free.