punctured

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punctured - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Puncturing.]
     To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to
     prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
     [1913 Webster]

  Punctured \Punc"tured\, a.
     1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or
        dots.
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     2. (Med.) Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of
        a puncture; as, a punctured wound.
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punctured - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  punctured
      adj 1: having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated
             eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: pierced,
             perforated, perforate, punctured]