Collocations for "puncture"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "puncture" in context.
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puncture
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a tire puncture
- [fix, repair] the puncture
- the [rear] tire has a puncture
- there is a puncture in the tire
- make a puncture in
- a skin puncture
- a puncture in the skin
- a [deep, small] puncture
- punctures from needles
- suffered a puncture wound
- puncture marks on the
- a puncture repair kit
- punctured by [a nail, debris, bullets, a needle]
- the [tires, wheels] were punctured by [a nail]
- punctured with [a nail]
- the [blow, knife, bullet] punctured his lung
- [has] punctured a lung
- puncture holes in a [can, wall, lid, piece of paper, surface, sheet]
- punctured her [pride, dreams, hopes, chances]
- the [failure, loss, rejection] punctured her [pride]
- punctured his ear drum
- his ear drum [is, was] punctured (by)
- suffered a puncture wound
- puncture marks on the
- a puncture repair kit
'puncture' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):