(v): make a hole into
(v): cause a stinging pain
(v): feel physical pain
(v): raise
(v): cause to rise up
(v): stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
(v): stab or pierce
(v): cause a prickling sensation
(v): cause a stinging pain
(v): to cause a sharp emotional pain
(v): call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
(v): deliver a sting to
(v): make a hole into
(n): insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
(n): a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
(n): a depression scratched or carved into a surface
(n): a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
(n): obscene terms for penis
(n): the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
(n): the act of puncturing with a small point
(n): the act of puncturing or perforating
I know just how Jotham feels. I work with a bunch of them...
Let Jotham praise with the Urchin, who took up his parable and provided himself for the adversary to kick against the pricks. (from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart)