| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal : misery. See PAIN. 2. A sharp, pointed object: needle, prickle, spine, thorn. See SHARP. 3. A small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object: perforation, puncture, stab. See MARKS, OPEN. | | VERB: | To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See CAUSE, EXCITE.
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