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A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.

(obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. (18th c.)

(obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot. (18th c.)

A small pointed object.

The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.

A feeling of remorse.

(vulgar) The penis.

(derogatory) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.

(historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.

The footprint of a hare.

(obsolete) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.

(obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

To pierce or puncture slightly.

(farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.

(hunting) To shoot without killing.

To form by piercing or puncturing.

(obsolete) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.

(nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).

(obsolete) To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.

To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.

(dated) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.

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''.

(horticulture) ''Usually in the form'' prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.

To incite, stimulate, goad.

(archaic) 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.

{{lb|en|obsolete|usually as (prick up)}} to dress or adorn; to prink.