Definition of prick

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Prick (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..

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Pricket :: Pricket (n.) A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck.
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To render acid or pungent.
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
Xanthoxylum :: Xanthoxylum (n.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash..
Pimpillo :: Pimpillo (n.) A West Indian name for the prickly pear (Opuntia); -- called also pimploes.
Prick :: Prick (v.) The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse..
Pricky :: Pricky (a.) Stiff and sharp; prickly.
Briar :: Briar (n.) A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax..
Tulip-eared :: Tulip-eared (a.) Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs..
Thrill :: Thrill (v. t.) Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate..
Prickwood :: Prickwood (n.) A shrub (Euonymus Europaeus); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree..
Thorn :: Thorn (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
Hound''s-tongue :: Hound's-tongue (n.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue..
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking..
Aculeiform :: Aculeiform (a.) Like a prickle.
Prick-eared :: Prick-eared (a.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs..
Prickmadam :: Prickmadam (n.) A name given to several species of stonecrop, used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines. See Stonecrop..
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
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