puncture noun [C]. › a ​small ​hole made by a ​sharp ​object, ​especially in a ​tyre: My ​bike has had two punctures in the last three ​weeks. I (= my ​car ​tyre) had a puncture when I was ​driving back from ​work. She had a puncture ​wound in her ​arm, from a ​wasp ​sting.