prick

Plural: pricks

Noun

• insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
• a depression scratched or carved into a surface
• obscene terms for penis
• the act of puncturing with a small point
  • "he gave the balloon a small prick"
• A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
• An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
• A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.
• A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.
• A small pointed object.
• The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
• A feeling of remorse.
• The penis.
• Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
• A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
• The footprint of a hare.
• A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
• The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

Verb

Verb Forms: pricked, pricking, pricks

• To pierce lightly with a sharp point.
• make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
  • "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
• cause a stinging pain
  • "The needle pricked his skin"
• raise
  • "The dog pricked up his ears"
• stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
• cause a prickling sensation
• to cause a sharp emotional pain
  • "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
• deliver a sting to
• To pierce or puncture slightly.
• To pierce or puncture slightly.
• To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
• To pierce or puncture slightly.
• To shoot without killing.
• To form by piercing or puncturing.
• To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
• To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
• To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.
• To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
• To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.
• 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.
• Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
• To incite, stimulate, goad.
• To urge one's horse on; to ride quickly.
• To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
• To make acidic or pungent.
• To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
• To aim at a point or mark.
• to dress or adorn; to prink.

Examples

• A sore finger pricks.
• I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.
• John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.
• The dog's ears pricked up at the sound of a whistle.
• The thought of losing would often PRICK his competitive spirit, driving him to find better words.
• to prick a pattern for embroidery
• to prick holes in paper
• to prick the notes of a musical composition

Synonyms

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