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prick

noun

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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 of prick

perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture, stab

Words Related to prick

gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

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

Synonyms of prick

ache, pain, pang, shoot, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge

Words Related to prick

discomfort, distress, soreness, tenderness

affliction, agony, anguish, misery, sufferance, suffering, torment, torture

inflammation, sore, swelling

damage, detriment, harm, hurt, injury

backache, bellyache, charley horse, colic, complaint, earache, gripe, headache, stomachache, toothache

Near Antonyms of prick

comfort, ease, easiness

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