Puncture /(?)/

1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.

   A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.

imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. & vb. n. Puncturing

1. To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.