vverb.contactpierce with a pointed object; make a hole intoDerivationally Related Form:puncture
Hypernyms:pierce
Inherited Hypernyms:puncturepiercepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:scarify
Full Troponyms:scarify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactmake by piercingDerivationally Related Form:puncture
Hypernyms:create make
Inherited Hypernyms:puncturemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationreduce or lessen the size or importance ofSynset:deflate puncture
Examples:- The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
Derivationally Related Form:deflator
Hypernyms:deprecate depreciate vilipend
Inherited Hypernyms:deflatedeprecatedisparageknockcommentnotestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changecause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercingDerivationally Related Form:puncture
Hypernyms:decompress depressurise depressurize
Inherited Hypernyms:puncturedepressurizeadjustchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebe pierced or puncturedDerivationally Related Form:puncture
Hypernyms:break come apart fall apart separate split up
Inherited Hypernyms:puncturebreakchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.allhaving a hole cut throughSynset:perforate perforated pierced
Examples:- pierced ears
- a perforated eardrum
- a punctured balloon
Antonyms:uncut
Inherited Hypernyms:pierced
Similar to:cut