n. 25B6; noun
the tyre developed a puncture : HOLE, perforation, rupture; cut, slit; leak.
my car has a puncture : FLAT TYRE; informal flat.
25B6; verb
he punctured her balloon : MAKE A HOLE IN, pierce, rupture, perforate, stab, cut, slit, prick, spike, stick, lance; deflate.
she knows how to puncture his speeches : PUT AN END TO, cut short, deflate, reduce.