Needle - Definition

n 1: the leaf of a conifer [syn: acerate leaf, needle]
2: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of
a measuring instrument
3: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
4: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a
phonograph record [syn: phonograph needle, needle]
v 1: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her
with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: needle, goad]
2: prick with a needle