Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Puncturing}.]
   To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to
   prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.

Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to
   prick. See {Pungent}.]
   1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.

   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.

Source : WordNet®

puncture
     n 1: loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some
          sharp object
     2: a small hole made by a sharp object
     3: the act of puncturing or perforating
     v 1: pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a
          tire"
     2: make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
     3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review
        of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: {deflate}]
     4: cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing;
        "puncture an air balloon"
     5: be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"