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A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing
Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying
To trace a ship’s course on a chart
A small roll of yarn or tobacco
A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot
A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point
A small pointed object
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object
The penis
To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)
The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object

I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.

{v} to pierce, spur, incite, affect with remorse, pain, hurt, make acid, mark
{n} a puncture, point, print, mark, sting
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
to prick a card; to prick holes in paper
To urge, to spur, to goad, to incite
cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine
To run a middle seam through, as the cloth of a sail
A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point
To render acid or pungent
obscene terms for penis
[ca. 1740-1850] Small roll of yarn or tobacco
{i} stab, puncture; ache, pain; penis (Slang)
A penis
{f} stab with a sharp object; perforate, pierce
A man or boy; usually unpleasant and rude
raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
If something pricks your conscience, you suddenly feel guilty about it. If you are pricked by an emotion, you suddenly experience that emotion. Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences
To pierce or puncture
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
If something sharp pricks you or if you prick yourself with something sharp, it sticks into you or presses your skin and causes you pain. She had just pricked her finger with the needle
The feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail
To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail
A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour
To dress; to prink; usually with up
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board
to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
To nick
To trace a ship's course on a chart
The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse
To aim at a point or mark
That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc
If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin. Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt He pricks holes in the foil with a pin
The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse
To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness
to make small holes in the surface of a food with the tines of a fork; an unfilled pie dough is pricked all over so it bakes without blistering or rising
the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
A prick is a small, sharp pain that you get when something pricks you. At the same time she felt a prick on her neck
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; sometimes with off
To trace on a chart, as a ship's course
To make small holes in the surface of a food, usually using the tines of a fork Pie crust is usually pricked
cause a prickling sensation
A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch
To make small holes in the surface of food to prevent it from bursting orrising during baking
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
a point; a skewer
The footprint of a hare
deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
To spur onward; to ride on horseback
A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco
the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin
A sharp feeling of remorse. (Acts ii. 37.)
To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; sometimes with on, or off
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
prod or urge as if with a log stick
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