1. A small hole made by a sharp object
   "The tire had a puncture from running over a nail"
    
2. The act of puncturing or perforating
   "The tire's puncture by a sharp nail caused a slow leak"
    
3. Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
   "The car's tire suffered a puncture from a nail on the road"
    
4. A deflated pneumatic tire
   "The car had a puncture on the highway";
   - flat [N. Amer], flat tire [N. Amer], flat tyre [Brit]

1. Pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
   "puncture a tire"
    
2. Make by piercing
   "puncture a hole"
    
3. Cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
   "puncture an air balloon"
    
4. Be pierced or punctured
   "The tire punctured"
    
5. Reduce or lessen the size or importance of
   "The bad review of his work punctured his self-confidence";
   - deflate

Derived forms: puncturing, punctures, punctured

Type of: activity, break, come apart, create, decompress, deprecate, depreciate, depressurise [Brit], depressurize, fall apart, hole, make, misadventure, mischance, mishap, pierce, pneumatic tire [N. Amer], pneumatic tyre [Brit], separate, split up, vilipend [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Puncture