Answer to "Pierce slightly" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PRICK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.

Pierce slightly crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
PRICK	50 %	5
PINK	50 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pierce slightly

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

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Crossword Answer definitions

PRICK noun

1. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
2. An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
3. A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.
4. A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.
5. A small pointed object.
6. The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
7. A feeling of remorse.
8. The penis.
9. Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
10. A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
11. The footprint of a hare.
12. A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
13. The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

PRICK verb

1. To pierce or puncture slightly.
2. To form by piercing or puncturing.
3. To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
4. To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
5. To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.
6. To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
7. To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.
8. To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
9. Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
10. To incite, stimulate, goad.
11. To urge one's horse on; to ride quickly.
12. To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
13. To make acidic or pungent.
14. To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
15. To aim at a point or mark.
16. Usually as prick up: to dress or adorn; to prink.

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