| noun | the act of puncturing with a small point “he gave the balloon a small prick” |
| verb | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn “The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample” |
| verb | cause a stinging pain “The needle pricked his skin” |
| verb | raise “The dog pricked up his ears” |
| verb | stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick |
| verb | cause a prickling sensation |
| verb | to cause a sharp emotional pain “The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience” |
| verb | deliver a sting to “A bee stung my arm yesterday” |
| prick | verb | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn |
| pricker | noun | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
| prick | noun | the act of puncturing with a small point |
| pricking | noun | the act of puncturing with a small point |
| sting | noun | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung |
| stinger | noun | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland |
| stinging | noun | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung |
| twinge | noun | a sharp stab of pain |
| goad | noun | a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion |
| prickling | noun | a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles |
| bite | noun | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin |