puncture
1 noun small holepoll masc1 polltán masc1it has a puncture tá poll air, tá sé polltaI got a puncture fuair mé polltán, polladh bonn orm 2 noun MED in bodypolladh masc bone marrow puncture polladh smearaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb develop hole INTRANSITIVEpoll a theacht ithe tyre punctured tháinig poll ar an mbonn, polladh an bonn 4 verb make hole in TRANSITIVEpoll verb toll verb poll a chur i it punctured the seal pholl sé an séala, tholl sé an séala, chuir sé poll ar an séalahe punctured it with a nail chuir sé poll ann le tairne, tholl sé le tairne é, chuir sé tairne ann 5 verb of myth, illusion TRANSITIVEcroitheadh a bhaint as an bonn a bhaint dethe book punctures many myths about poverty baineann an leabhar an bonn de mhórchuid den tseafóid a chloistear i leith na bochtaineachta, déanann an leabhar spior spear dá mbíonn a mhaíomh coitianta i dtaobh na bochtaineachta 6 verb of pomposity, self-regard TRANSITIVEbéim a bhaint asit's impossible to puncture his ego ní féidir béim a bhaint as, ní féidir an ghaoth a bhaint as a chuid seolta