Puncture vs Piercing - What's the difference?
puncture | piercing |
The act or an instance of puncturing.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
* 2001 , , Dutton, ISBN 0525946284, page 340,
* Rambler
To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
(uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce
A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it
The jewelry itself
Anything or anyone that pierces.
As nouns the difference between puncture and piercing
is that puncture is the act or an instance of puncturing while piercing is body piercing.As a verb puncture
is to pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.puncture
English
Noun
(en noun)Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- A tough test for even the strongest climber, it was new to the Tour de France this year, but its debut will be remembered for the wrong reasons after one of those spectators scattered carpet tacks on the road and induced around 30 punctures among the group of riders including Bradley Wiggins, the Tour's overall leader, and his chief rivals.
- Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire.
- A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
Synonyms
* flat tyre; (informal US) flatDerived terms
* puncturerVerb
- The needle punctured the balloon instantly.
Derived terms
* aquapuncture * electropuncture * laserpuncture * punctured interval * punctured neighborhoodpiercing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- ear piercing
Adjective
(en adjective)- piercing eyes
- The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.