· pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"

Hypernym(s): pierce

· make by piercing; "puncture a hole"

Hypernym(s): make, create

· reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"

Synonym(s): deflate

Hypernym(s): deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

· cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"

Hypernym(s): depressurize, depressurise, decompress

· be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"

Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart

· having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"

Synonym(s): pierced, perforated, perforate