(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something or ~ holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin.
Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt...
He ~s holes in the foil with a pin.
VERB: V n, V n prep
2.
If something sharp ~s you or if you ~ yourself with something sharp, it sticks into you or presses your skin and causes you pain.
She had just ~ed her finger with the needle.
VERB: V n
3.
If something ~s your conscience, you suddenly feel guilty about it. If you are ~ed by an emotion, you suddenly experience that emotion.
Most were sympathetic once we ~ed their consciences...
VERB: V n
4.
A ~ is a small, sharp pain that you get when something ~s you.
At the same time she felt a ~ on her neck.
N-COUNT
5.
A man’s ~ is his penis. (INFORMAL, VERY RUDE)
N-COUNT: poss N