Definition of: puncture

(pungk′chər) v. ·tured, ·tur·ing v.t.
1. To pierce with a sharp point.
2. To make by pricking, as a hole.
3. To cause to collapse: to puncture a reputation.
—v.i.
4. To be pierced or punctured. See synonyms under PIERCE.
—noun
1. A small hole, as in a pneumatic tire, made by piercing with something sharp–pointed.
2. A minute depression; pit.
3. The act of puncturing. [<LL punctura a prick, puncture <L punctus, pp. of pungere prick]
—punc′tur·a·ble adjective