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prick

1. prick \'prik\ n [ME prikke, fr. OE prica; akin to MD pric prick] 1: a 
   mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument  2a: a pointed instrument 
   or weapon  2b: a sharp projecting organ or part  3: an instance of pricking 
   or the sensation of being pricked 
2. prick vt 1: to pierce slightly with a sharp point  2: to affect with 
   anguish, grief, or remorse  3: to ride, guide, or urge on with spurs  4: to 
   mark by means of a small mark  5: to trace or outline with punctures  6: to 
   remove (a young seedling) from the seedbed to another suitable for f urther 
   growth 7: to cause to be or stand erect {a dog ~ing his ears}  1a: to prick 
   something or cause a pricking sensation  1b: to feel discomfort as if from 
   being pricked  2a: to urge a horse with the spur  2b: to ride fast  3: 
   THRUST  4: to become directed upward : POINT  : to listen intently  - prick 
   up one's ears