pricks

noun

A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.
A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.
A small pointed object.
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.
A feeling of remorse.
The penis.
Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
The footprint of a hare.
A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

verb

To pierce or puncture slightly.
John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.
To form by piercing or puncturing.
to prick a pattern for embroidery
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
to prick a knife into a board
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.
A sore finger pricks.
To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
The dog's ears pricked up at the sound of a whistle.
Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
To incite, stimulate, goad.
To urge one's horse on; to ride quickly.
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
To make acidic or pungent.
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
To aim at a point or mark.
Usually as prick up: to dress or adorn; to prink.

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