puncture
/ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃə/
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American sound/ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃə/
puncture
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pun - cture -> puncture
Myanmar meaning
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(က) ဘီးပေါက်ခြင်း။ The car had a puncture. ❍ I got a puncture on the way and arrived late. ❍ mend a puncture.
(ခ) အပေါက်ရာ။ She had two small puncture marks in her skin where the snake had bitten her.
v
၁။ (က) ဖောက်သည်။ ပေါက်သည်။ puncture a tyre/ balloon ❍ She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
(ခ) ဘီးပေါက်သည်။ Both his tyres punctured on the stony road.
၂။ အဟုတ်ကြီး ထင်နေ သည်ကိုမဟုတ်မှန်း ပြသလိုက်သည်။ puncture sb's illusions/ complacency.
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pierce, stab, perforate, prick, stick in, penetrate, blow sky high, bore, break, cut, cut through, damage, deflate, demolish, destroy, discourage, discredit, disillusion, disprove, drill, erode, explode, feelings, flat, flat tire, flatten, go down, go flat, hole, humble, jab, knife, knock bottom out, knock props from under, lacerate, lance, leak, lesion, nick, open, opening, perforation, pinhole, poke full of holes, punch, riddle, ruin, rupture, shoot down, shoot full of holes, slit, take down a peg, take wind out of sails, undermine, wound
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