prick

fe’l verb

1. To pierce or puncture slightly. John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.
2. To form by piercing or puncturing. to prick a pattern for embroidery
3. To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing. to prick a knife into a board
4. To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture. A sore finger pricks.

ot noun

1. The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.
2. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
3. An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
4. A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.