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Definition of Prick
1. Verb. Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn. "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
Specialized synonyms: Needle
Generic synonyms: Pierce
Derivative terms: Pricker, Pricker, Pricking
2. Noun. Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous.
Language type: Dirty Word, Filth, Obscenity, Smut, Vulgarism
Generic synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person
3. Verb. Cause a stinging pain. "The needle pricked his skin"
Generic synonyms: Ache, Hurt, Suffer
Specialized synonyms: Prickle
Derivative terms: Sting, Stinger, Stinger, Stinging, Twinge
4. Noun. A depression scratched or carved into a surface.
Generic synonyms: Depression, Impression, Imprint
Specialized synonyms: Score, Scotch
Derivative terms: Dent, Incise, Incisive, Scratch, Slit, Slit
5. Verb. Raise. "The dog pricked up his ears"
6. Noun. Obscene terms for penis.
Generic synonyms: Member, Penis, Phallus
Language type: Dirty Word, Filth, Obscenity, Smut, Vulgarism
7. Verb. Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick.
8. Noun. The act of puncturing with a small point. "He gave the balloon a small prick"
9. Verb. Cause a prickling sensation.
10. Verb. To cause a sharp emotional pain. "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
11. Verb. Deliver a sting to. "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
Definition of Prick
1. n. That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.
2. v. t. To pierce slightly with a sharp- pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.
3. v. i. To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks.
Definition of Prick
1. Noun. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
2. Noun. An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. (defdate 10th-18th c.) ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot. (defdate 10th-18th c.) ¹
5. Noun. A small pointed object. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
6. Noun. The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. (defdate from 13th c.) ¹
7. Noun. (slang vulgar) The penis. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
8. Noun. (slang pejorative) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
9. Noun. (context: now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly. (defdate from 11th c.) ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad. (defdate from 13th c.) ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive archaic) To urge one's horse on; to ride quickly. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
13. Verb. (context: transitive chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart). (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
14. Verb. (nautical obsolete) To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prick
1. to puncture slightly [v -ED, -ING, -S]