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A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.

A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.

A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.

To pierce or puncture slightly.

Example: John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.

To form by piercing or puncturing.

Example: to prick a pattern for embroidery

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

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