puncture
to pierce with a point
Root
- point / punct: point, prick, or tiny detail
Other words with the point / punct root
- compunction: uneasy guilt or moral pricking
- point: small mark or exact spot
- punctilious: extremely careful about small details or rules
- punctual: on time
- punctuation: marks that organize writing
Puncture makes the point/prick image physical.
A nail punctured the bicycle tire.