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n.) To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.

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	n.) To ~~make~~ sharp; to ~~erect into~~ a ~~point~~; to ~~raise, as something pointed~~; ~~-- said especially of the ears of an animal,~~ as ~~a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence~~, to prick ~~up the ears~~, to ~~listen sharply~~; to ~~have the attention and interest strongly engaged~~.		n.) To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.