PUNCTURE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin punctura, from punctus, past participle of pungere Date: 14th century an act of puncturing, a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing, a minute depression, II. verb (~d; puncturing) Date: 1699 transitive verb to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object, to make useless or ineffective as if by a ~ ; deflate , intransitive verb to become ~d