Entry Word: prick

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument <the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise>

Synonyms perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture, stab

Related Words gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, notch, rupture, slash, slit

2 a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body <she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot> — see pain 1