Verb
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"4. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing;
"puncture an air balloon"5. be pierced or punctured;
"The tire punctured"