See prick in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury:
ache, pain, pang, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. (Informal) misery. See painA small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object:
perforation, puncture, stab. See marks, openA sharp, pointed object:
needle, prickle, spine, thorn. See sharp
verb
To stir to action or feeling:
egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause, excite
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