prick

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.

A small pointed object.

Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary.

It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

To pierce or puncture slightly.

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

To pierce or puncture slightly.

To pierce or puncture slightly.

They had shot at old Tom, the hare, too, but he is still alive; at least I pricked him yesterday morn across the path into the turnip field.

To form by piercing or puncturing.

to prick holes in paper

to prick a pattern for embroidery

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

c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers Some who are pricked for sheriffs.

And, hark ye—let the soldiers for duty be carefully pricked off; and see that none of them be more or less partakers of your debauch.