puncture vs fall apart

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

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

As verbs, fall apart is a hypernym of puncture; that is, fall apart is a word with a broader meaning than puncture:

Other hypernyms of puncture include break, come apart, separate, split up.

puncture (noun)	fall apart (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

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