prick

A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.

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.

slangvulgarThe penis.

UKAustraliaUSNew ZealandCanadaIrelandSomeone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.

now historicalA small roll of yarn or tobacco.

The footprint of a hare.

Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculousperson

A depression scratched or carved into a surface

Obscene terms for penisbody

To pierce or puncture slightly.

“John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.”

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

huntingTo shoot without killing.

To form by piercing or puncturing.

“to prick holes in paper”

“to prick a pattern for embroidery”

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

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

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.”

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

To incite, stimulate, goad.

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.

Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

“The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample”