punctures

/P AH1 NG K CH ER0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The act or an instance of puncturing.

  2. 2

    A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.

    โ€œThere were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.โ€

  3. 3

    (specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.

    โ€œOn the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

    โ€œThe needle punctured the balloon instantly.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/puncture, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punctures