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puncture
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. puncture
  2. 2. flat tyre (tire)
  3. 3. bursting
  4. 4. Flat tire
This katakana loanword can refer to a flat tire, where air escapes from a tire and it can no longer function. It also refers to the music genre "punk," and can be used figuratively to mean something suddenly failing or collapsing.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

What do you do if you get a flat tire during an early morning delivery?

Sentence 2

Do you remember when exactly you got the flat tire?

Sentence 3

She texted me saying "I got a flat tire on my bike, gonna be late."

Sentence 4

My sister called and said "My bike has a flat — come pick me up."

Sentence 5

I took my bike to the shop down the street to get the puncture fixed.