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puncture

1. punc.ture \'p*n(k)-ch*r\ n [L punctura, fr. punctus, pp. of pungere] 1: 
   an act of puncturing  2: a hole, slight wound, or other perforation made by 
   puncturing  3: a minute depression 
2. puncture \'p*n(k)-ch*-rin, 'p*n(k)-shrin\ vb or punc.tur.ing 1: to 
   pierce with a pointed instrument or object  2: to suffer a puncture of  3: 
   to make useless or absurd as if by a puncture : DESTROY  : to become 
   punctured