What is the meaning of the word "prick"?

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  1. cause a stinging pain copy to clipboard verb
    • The needle pricked their skin. copy to clipboard
  2. make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn copy to clipboard verb
    • The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample copy to clipboard
  3. raise, as with attention copy to clipboard verb
    • The dog pricked up its ears. copy to clipboard
  4. the act of puncturing with a small point copy to clipboard noun
    • I gave the balloon a small prick. copy to clipboard
  5. to cause a sharp emotional pain copy to clipboard verb
    • The thought of your unhappiness pricked my conscience. copy to clipboard

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