D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Puncture

/pŭng'-kchẽr/ · Punc·ture · IPA /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/
01 n. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
  1. 1.
    The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
  2. 2.
    A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
    “A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.” — Rambler.
02 v. t. To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. & vb. n. Puncturing
  1. 1.
    To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.