prick

Definitions of prick in various dictionaries:

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

noun - a depression scratched or carved into a surface

noun - obscene terms for penis

noun - the act of puncturing with a small point

verb - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

verb - cause a stinging pain

verb - raise

verb - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

verb - cause a prickling sensation

verb - to cause a sharp emotional pain

verb - deliver a sting to

The act of piercing or pricking.

The sensation of being pierced or pricked.

A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.

A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or a bee sting.

A small mark or puncture made by a pointed object.

A pointed object, such as an ice pick, a goad, or a thorn.

A hare’s track or footprint.

A penis.

A person regarded as highly unpleasant.

To puncture lightly.

To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: Her conscience began to prick her.

To impel as if with a spur; urge on.

To mark or delineate on a surface by means of small punctures: prick a pattern on a board.

To measure with dividers on a chart.

To pierce the quick of (a horse’s hoof) while shoeing.

To transplant (seedlings, for example) before final planting.

To cause to stand erect or point upward: The dogs pricked their ears.

To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.

To feel a pang or twinge from or as if from being pricked.

To spur a horse on.

To ride at a gallop.

To stand erect; point upward: The dog’s ears pricked at the noise.

verb - to puncture slightly