prick

The definition of a prick is a very small hole made by something sharp.

(noun)

An example of a prick is what you'd have in your thumb after accidently stabbing yourself with a needle.

To prick is to use a sharp point to make a small hole.

(verb)

An example of prick is for a rose bush thorn to stick into your finger.

See prick in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a very small puncture or, formerly, dot, made by a sharp point
Archaic any of various pointed objects, as a thorn, goad, etc.
pricking
a sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked
1. Slang, Vulgar the penis
2. Slang a person, esp. a man, regarded as contemptible, obnoxious, etc.: mildly vulgar

Origin: ME prike < OE prica, point, dot, akin to Du prik, MHG pfrecken

transitive verb

intransitive verb

adjective

carried stiffly erect: said of a dog's ears

See prick in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of piercing or pricking.
b. The sensation of being pierced or pricked.
a. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.
b. A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.
A small mark or puncture made by a pointed object.
A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn.
A hare's track or footprint.
Vulgar Slang A penis.
Vulgar Slang A person regarded as highly unpleasant, especially a male.

verb pricked, prick·ing, pricks

verb, transitive

To puncture lightly.
To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: His conscience began to prick him.
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 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.

verb, intransitive