fall apart vs puncture

fall apart is not a noun while puncture is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fall apart	No	No	Yes	No
puncture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, puncture is a hyponym of fall apart; that is, puncture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fall apart:

fall apart (noun)	puncture (noun)
	the act of puncturing or perforating
	a small hole made by a sharp object
	loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

fall apart (verb)	puncture (verb)
become separated into pieces or fragments	cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
break or fall apart into fragments	be pierced or punctured
go to pieces	reduce or lessen the size or importance of
lose one's emotional or mental composure	pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
	make by piercing