[punc.ture] n [ME, fr. L punctura, fr. punctus, pp. of pungere] (14c) 1: an act of puncturing
2: a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing
3: a minute depression
[2]puncture vb punc.tured ; punc.tur.ing vt (1699) 1: to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object
2: to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture: deflate ~ vi: to become punctured