Puncture, pinhole, pinprick; hole, perforation: For theblood test, the doctor made a tiny prick in my finger with aneedle. 2 sting, pinch, twinge, prickle, tingle, pain: Theteacher leapt from her chair the instant she felt the prick ofthe tack.
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Puncture, pierce, stab, jab, punch, perforate, riddle;lance: Using a pin, prick tiny holes in the paper to let thesteam escape. The doctor pricked a boil on my neck. 4 stab,sting, hurt, prickle, pinch, bite, smart: The hypodermic needlereally pricked me when it went in.
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V. & n.
V.
Tr. pierce slightly; make a small hole in.
Tr. (foll. by off, out) mark (esp. a pattern) with small holesor dots.
Tr. trouble mentally (my conscience is pricking me).4 intr. feel a pricking sensation.
Intr. (foll. by at, into,etc.) make a thrust as if to prick.
Tr. (foll. by in, off,out) plant (seedlings etc.) in small holes pricked in the earth.7 tr. Brit. archaic mark off (a name in a list, esp. to selecta sheriff) by pricking.
Tr. archaic spur or urge on (a horseetc.).
N.
The act or an instance of pricking.
A smallhole or mark made by pricking.
A pain caused as by pricking.4 a mental pain (felt the pricks of conscience).
Coarse sl.a the penis. b derog. (as a term of contempt) a person.°Usually considered a taboo use.
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