1. A minor annoyance.
2. Small puncture (as if made by a pin).
ETYM as. prica, pricca, pricu; akin to lg. prick, pricke, Dutch prik, Dan. prik, prikke, Swed. prick. Related to Prick.
1. That which pricks, or punctures; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point.
2. The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse.
3. A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.
4. A coarse and rude man; a jerk.
ETYM Old Eng. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. Related to Stick.
(Irregular plural: stitches).
1. A link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric.
2. A sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running.