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hole vs puncture

puncture vs hole

hole and puncture both are nouns.

hole and puncture both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hole Yes No Yes No
puncture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, puncture is a hyponym of hole; that is, puncture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hole:
  • hole: an opening deliberately made in or through something
  • puncture: a small hole made by a sharp object
Other hyponyms of hole include air hole, armhole, bunghole, button hole, buttonhole, countersink, cup, ear hole, eye, eyehole, eyelet, finger hole, finger hole, hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe, keyhole, loophole, lubber's hole, manhole, mortice, mortise, mouth hole, nail hole, eyehole, peephole, spyhole, perforation, plughole, post hole, posthole, sound hole, thumbhole, blowhole, vent-hole, vent, venthole.
hole (noun) puncture (noun)
an opening deliberately made in or through something the act of puncturing or perforating
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course a small hole made by a sharp object
informal terms for the mouth loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
an opening into or through something
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
an unoccupied space
informal terms for a difficult situation
a fault
hole (verb) puncture (verb)
make holes in cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
hit the ball into the hole be pierced or punctured
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
make by piercing
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