Noun
the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"

Noun
obscene terms for penis

Noun
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

Noun
a depression scratched or carved into a surface

Verb
prod or urge as if with a log stick

Verb
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"

Verb
deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

Verb
to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"

Verb
raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"

Verb
cause a prickling sensation

Verb
cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"

v.
That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.

v.
The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse.

v.
A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.

v.
A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.

v.
The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

v.
A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch.

v.
A mathematical point; -- regularly used in old English translations of Euclid.

v.
The footprint of a hare.

v.
A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco.

n.
To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.

n.
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board.

n.
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.

n.
To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition.

n.
To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off.

n.
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.

n.
To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged.

n.
To render acid or pungent.

n.
To dress; to prink; -- usually with up.

n.
To run a middle seam through, as the cloth of a sail.

n.
To trace on a chart, as a ship's course.

n.
To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.

n.
To nick.

v. i.
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks.

v. i.
To spur onward; to ride on horseback.

v. i.
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.

v. i.
To aim at a point or mark.

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