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Synonyms
punc·ture (pŭngḱchər)

[From Middle English, a pricking, from Late Latin pūnctūra, from pūnctus past participle of pungere, to prick.]

verb: -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. 

transitive verb 

  1. To pierce with a pointed object.
  2. To make (a hole) by piercing.
  3. To cause to collapse by piercing.
  4. To depreciate or deflate: cutting remarks that punctured my ego.

intransitive verb 

To be pierced or punctured.

noun 

  1. The act or an instance of puncturing.
  2. A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire.

derivatives

punćtur·a·ble
adjective