The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.
A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.
The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
A route of administration for some vaccinations and tests: rather than hypodermic injection, the site is inoculated intradermally not with any injection but rather only with small, shallow pricks or scratches; the needle is not hollow.
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
To hurt (a person's feelings).
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.