puncture

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket Synonyms of puncture perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, prick, stabWords Related to puncture gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

1 to make a hole or series of holes in a nail punctured the tire Synonyms of puncture bore, drill, hole, pierce, punch, perforate, riddleWords Related to puncture broach, tap; poke, prick, prickle; penetrate; burrow (into), excavate, gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, notch, rend, rupture, slash, slit, splitNear Antonyms of puncture fill, patch, plug, seal

2 to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle Synonyms of puncture gore, harpoon, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, impale, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierceWords Related to puncture spindle; perforate, riddle; bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill; pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust; cut, knife, slice