Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
PUNCTURE
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin punctura, from punctus, past participle of pungere
Date: 14th century
an act of puncturing, a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing, a minute depression,
II. verb (punctured; puncturing)
Date: 1699
transitive verb to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object, to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture ; deflate , intransitive verb to become punctured