Real Dictionary

puncture
countable noun: A puncture is a small hole in a car tyre or bicycle tyre that has been made by a sharp object.
countable noun: A puncture is a small hole in someone's skin that has been made by or with a sharp object.
verb: If a sharp object punctures something, it makes a hole in it.

puncture in American English
the act or an instance of perforating or piercing
to perforate or pierce with a sharp point
intransitive verb: to become punctured
noun: the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object
transitive verb: to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument

puncture in British English
noun: a small hole made by a sharp object
verb: to pierce (a hole) in (something) with a sharp object