noun

1. the act or an instance of perforating or piercing
2. a hole made by a sharp point, as in an automobile tire, the skin, etc.

Etymology: ME < L punctura, a pricking < L pungere, to pierce: see point

transitive verb punctured -·tured, puncturing -·tur·ing

1. to perforate or pierce with a sharp point
2. to reduce or put an end to, as if by a puncture to puncture one's pride

intransitive verb