Definition of "puncture"

puncture

/ˈpʌŋktʃə/

noun
plural punctures
1. The act or an instance of puncturing.
2. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
  Quotations
  The lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
  1752 January 23, Samuel Johnson, “No. 190. Sunday, January 12. 1752 [Julian calendar].”, in The Rambler, volume VIII, Edinburgh: […] Sands, Murray, and Cochran; sold by W. Gordon, C. Wright, J. Yair, […], published 1752, page 44
3. (specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
  Quotations
  Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire.
  2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, page 340
  A tough test for even the strongest climber, it was new to the Tour de France this year, but its debut will be remembered for the wrong reasons after one of those spectators scattered carpet tacks on the road and induced around 30 punctures among the group of riders including Bradley Wiggins, the Tour's overall leader, and his chief rivals.
  2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track‎, Guardian Unlimited
verb
third-person singular simple present punctures, present participle puncturing, simple past and past participle punctured
1. To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.