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