<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like</li><li>Sharp point; prickle</li><li>Act of pricking</li><li>State or sensation of being pricked</li><li>Sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge</li><li>Pointed end of a prickspur</li><li>Penis (Slang: Vulgar)</li><li>Obnoxious or contemptible person (Slang: Vulgar)</li><li>Goad for oxen (Archaic)</li><li>Small or minute mark, a dot, or a point (Obsolete)</li><li>Pointed instrument or weapon (Obsolete)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To pierce with a sharp point; puncture</li><li>To affect with sharp pain, as from piercing</li><li>To cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse, anger, etc.</li><li>To urge on with or as if with a goad or spur</li><li>To mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something</li><li>To mark or trace (something) on a surface by pricks or dots</li><li>To cause to stand erect or point upward (usually followed by up)</li><li>To lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof (Farriery)</li><li>To nick (a horse's tail)</li><li>To measure (distance, the size of an area, etc.) on a chart with dividers (usually followed by off)</li><li>To transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usually followed by out or off)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To perform the action of piercing or puncturing something</li><li>To have a sensation of being pricked</li><li>To spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly</li><li>To rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usually followed by up)</li></ul>