prick

prick

 (prĭk)

n.

1.

a. The act of piercing or pricking.

b. The sensation of being pierced or pricked.

2.

a. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.

b. A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.

3. A small mark or puncture made by a pointed object.

4. A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn.

5. Chiefly British A hare's track or footprint.

6. Vulgar Slang A penis.

7. Vulgar Slang A person considered to be mean or contemptible, especially a man.

v. pricked, prick·ing, pricks

v.tr.

1.

a. To puncture lightly.

b. To make (a hole) by puncturing something.

2. To spur (a horse).

3. To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: criticism that pricked his conscience.

4. To impel as if with a spur; stimulate or provoke.

5. To mark or delineate on a surface by means of small punctures: prick a pattern on a board.

6. To pierce the quick of (a horse's hoof) while shoeing.

7. To transplant (seedlings, for example) before final planting.

8. To cause to stand erect or point upward: The dogs pricked their ears.

v.intr.

1. To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.

2. To feel a pang or twinge from being pricked.

3.

a. To spur a horse on.

b. To ride at a gallop.

4. To stand erect; point upward: The dog's ears pricked at the noise.

Phrasal Verb:

prick off Nautical

To measure with dividers on a chart.

Idiom:

prick up (one's) ears

To listen with attentive interest.

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[Middle English, from Old English prica, puncture.]

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prick

(prɪk)

vb (mainly tr)

1.

a. to make (a small hole) in (something) by piercing lightly with a sharp point

b. to wound in this manner

2. (intr) to cause or have a piercing or stinging sensation

3. to cause to feel a sharp emotional pain: knowledge of such poverty pricked his conscience.

4. to puncture or pierce

5. to mark, delineate, or outline by dots or punctures

6. (usually foll by: up) to rise or raise erect; point: the dog pricked his ears up at his master's call.

7. (Horticulture) (usually foll by: out or off) to transplant (seedlings) into a larger container

8. (Navigation) (often foll by off) nautical to measure or trace (a course, distance, etc) on a chart with dividers

9. archaic to rouse or impel; urge on

10. (intr) archaic to ride fast on horseback; spur a horse on

11. prick up one's ears to start to listen attentively; become interested

n

12. the act of pricking or the condition or sensation of being pricked

13. a mark made by a sharp point; puncture

14. a sharp emotional pain resembling the physical pain caused by being pricked: a prick of conscience.

15. (Anatomy) a taboo slang word for penis

16. slang derogatory an obnoxious or despicable man

17. an instrument or weapon with a sharp point, such as a thorn, goad, bee sting, etc

18. (Zoology) the footprint or track of an animal, esp a hare

19. obsolete a small mark caused by pricking a surface; dot; point

20. kick against the pricks to hurt oneself by struggling against something in vain

[Old English prica point, puncture; related to Dutch prik, Icelandic prik short stick, Swedish prick point, stick]

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prick

(prɪk)

n.

1. a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.

2. the act of pricking: the prick of a needle.

3. the state or sensation of being pricked.

4. a sharp pain or feeling of discomfort caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge.

5. a sharp point or part; prickle.

6. Vulgar Slang.

a. penis.

b. a nasty, obnoxious, or contemptible person.

7. Obs. a pointed instrument or weapon.

v.t.

8. to pierce with a sharp point; puncture: I pricked my finger.

9. to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing.

10. to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse: His conscience pricked him.

11. to urge on with or as if with a goad or spur.

12. to mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something.

13. to mark or trace by means of pricks or dots.

14. to cause to stand erect or point upward (usu. fol. by up): The dog pricked up its ears.

15. to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof.

16. to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usu. fol. by out or off).

v.i.

17. to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something.

18. to have a sensation of being pricked.

19. to rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usu. fol. by up).

20. to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly.

Idioms:

prick up one's ears, to become very alert; listen attentively.

[before 1000; (n.) Middle English prike, Old English prica, price dot, point; (v.) Middle English priken, Old English prician; c. Dutch, Low German prik point]

prick′er, n.

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prick

Past participle: pricked
Gerund: pricking

Imperative

prick

prick

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prick - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, asshole, bastard, son of a bitch, whoreson, cocksucker, SOB, shit dirty word, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	2.	prick - a depression scratched or carved into a surface incision, scratch, dent, slit imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" scotch, score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	3.	prick - obscene terms for penis     pecker, cock, dick, peter, putz, tool, shaft penis, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) dirty word, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
	4.	prick - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" pricking puncture - the act of puncturing or perforating
Verb	1.	prick - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" prickle needle - prick with a needle pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
	2.	prick - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" twinge, sting ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" prickle, prick - cause a prickling sensation
	3.	prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" cock up, prick up erect, rear - cause to rise up
	4.	prick - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick goad stab, jab - stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
	5.	prick - cause a prickling sensation prickle twinge, prick, sting - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
	6.	prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
	7.	prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" sting, bite pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

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prick

verb

1. pierce, stab, puncture, bore, pink, punch, lance, jab, perforate, impale She pricked her finger with a needle.

2. move, trouble, touch, pain, wound, distress, grieve Most were sympathetic once we had pricked their consciences.

3. sting, bite, smart, itch, tingle, prickle He could feel tears pricking his eyes.

noun

1. pang, smart, sting, spasm, gnawing, twinge, prickle She felt a prick on the back of her neck.

2. puncture, cut, hole, wound, gash, perforation, pinhole a tiny hole no bigger than a pin prick

prick up raise, point, rise, stand erect The dog's ears pricked up at the sound.

prick up your ears listen carefully, attend, pay attention, begin to take notice, be all ears (informal), concentrate on listening, pin your ears back, become attentive I pricked up my ears, and said, `What's that?'

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prick

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.

2. A small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object:

perforation, puncture, stab.

3. A sharp, pointed object:

needle, prickle, spine, thorn.

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.

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Translations

العُضْو الذّكَريشَخْص حَقيرنَخْزَه، وَخْزَهوَخْز، نَخْزيَثْقُب

bodnutídírkaidiotocaspíchnout

prikrøvhulstikkepik

stechenPimmelScheißkerlSchwanzStecher

κεντρίζωπούτσατσίμπημακέντρισμα

kaco

pincharpollapunzadareataremordimiento

pistää neulalla

piquerbitezobpafpine

nabosti

megszúrtûszúrás

gatstingastingur

pungerecazzocoglionekazzopuntura

チクリと刺す

찌르다

bjaurybėbybisdilgtelėjimasįdurtiįsidurti

caurumiņšdūriensdurtdūrumsdzēliens

lulprikken

prikkeekkel personnålestikkpikk

chujprzekłuwać

paupicar

pula

членкольнутьуколоть

blbec, otravný človekkuracpichnúť

kokotprebostizbodljajzbosti se

kuksticka

เจาะควย

batırmakbatmaboktan biridelmekhafifçe delmek

chọc

刺刺孔刺痛扎穿阳具

prick

[prɪk]

A. N

1. (= act, sensation) (with pin, needle) → pinchazo m; [of insect] → picadura f; [of spur] → espolada f; (with goad) → aguijonazo m
pricks of conscience → remordimientos mpl
to kick against the pricks → dar coces contra el aguijón

2. (= penis) → polla f (Sp) , picha f (Sp) , pija f (esp LAm) , pinga f (esp LAm)

3. (= person) → gilipollas mf inv (Sp) , cojudo/a m/f (Bol, Peru), boludo/a m/f (Arg, Bol)

B. VT

1. (= puncture) [person, needle] → pinchar; [insect] → picar; (with spur) → dar con las espuelas a
to prick one's finger (with or on sth) → pincharse el dedo (con algo)

2. (= goad) → aguijar

3. (= make hole in) → agujerear; (= mark with holes) → marcar con agujerillos

4. it pricked his conscience → le remordía la conciencia

C. VI = prickle C

prick out VT + ADV (Hort) → plantar

prick up

A. VT + ADV to prick up one's ears (lit, fig) → aguzar el oído, parar la oreja (LAm)

B. VI + ADV the dog's ears pricked up → al perro se le levantaron or aguzaron las orejas
his ears pricked up (fig) → aguzó el oído, pegó la oreja

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prick

[ˈprɪk]

n

(= sensation) → piqûre f

(= penis) → bite f

(= worthless person) → connard m

vt

(with fork, skewer, needle) → piquer

to prick o.s. → se piquer
to prick o.s. on sth → se piquer avec qch
to prick one's finger → se piquer le doigt
I've pricked my finger → Je me suis piqué le doigt.

prick up

vt sep
to prick up one's ears → dresser l'oreille, tendre l'oreille

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prick

n

(= puncture, pricking sensation) → Stich m; to give somebody/oneself a prick → jdn/sich stechen; prick of conscience → Gewissensbisse pl

(sl: = penis) → Schwanz m (sl)

(sl: = person) → Arsch m (vulg), → Arschloch nt (vulg)

vt

(= puncture) oneself, sb → stechen; balloon → durchstechen; blister → aufstechen; outline → (durch Löcher) markieren; to prick holes in something → Löcher in etw stechen; to prick one’s finger (with something) → sich (dat) → (mit etw) in den Finger stechen; to prick one’s finger (on something) → sich (dat) (→ an etw dat) → den Finger stechen; to prick the bubble of something (fig) → etw in sich zusammenfallen lassen; his conscience pricked him → er bekam or hatte Gewissensbisse; it/she pricked his conscience → es/sie bereitete ihm Gewissensbisse; tears pricked his eyes (liter) → er fühlte die Tränen kommen

to prick one’s ears → die Ohren spitzen ? also prick up VT

vi (thorn, injection etc) → stechen; (eyes) → brennen

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prick

:

prick-tease (sl)

vi she’s always prick-teasing → sie geilt die Männer auf und lässt sie dann abblitzen (sl)

vt → aufgeilen und dann abblitzen lassen (sl)

prick-teaser, prick-tease

n (sl) she’s just a prick → sie geilt die Männer nur auf (sl)

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prick

[prɪk]

1. n

a. (act, sensation) → puntura; (mark) → buco
pricks of conscience → rimorsi mpl di coscienza

b. (fam!) (penis) → cazzo; (person) → testa di cazzo (fam!)

2. vt (puncture, balloon, blister) → bucare; (subj, thorn, needle) → pungere; (conscience) → rimordere
to prick a hole in sth → fare un buco in qc
to prick one's finger (with/on sth) → pungersi un dito (con/su qc)

prick out prick off vt + adv (seedlings) → trapiantare

prick up vt + adv to prick up one's ears (also) (fig) → drizzare le orecchie

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prick

(prik) verb

to pierce slightly or stick a sharp point into. She pricked her finger on a pin; He pricked a hole in the paper. steek, prik يَخِزُ، يَنْخَسُ убождам espetar (pro)píchnout (se o) stechen stikke τρυπώpinchar, perforar torkama سوراخ کردن pistää piquer, percer לִדקוֹר छेदना, चुभाना probosti, ubosti (meg)szúr menusuk stinga pungere; forare 刺す 찌르다 į(si)durti, pradurti []durt; sadurt mencucuk prikkenstikke, prikkeukłuć, przekłuć سوري كول picar a înţepa; a face (o gaură) колоть pichnúť (sa), pripichnúť zbosti ubosti sticka แทง hafifçe delmek; batırmak 刺，紮穿 колоти چبھونا chọc 刺，扎穿

noun

1. (a pain caused by) an act of pricking. You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm. prik, steek وَخْز، نَخْز бодване picada bodnutí der Stich prik τσίμπημαpinchazo piste درد؛ گزگز kipu piqûreדקירה शिश्न oštra bol szúrás tusukan stingur puntura ちくり 찔린 상처 dūris, dilgtelėjimas dūriens; dzēliens sakit apabila dicucuk prikstikkukłucie وړوكي زخم،درد picadela înţe­pătură укол bodnutie zbodljaj ubod stick, styng การแทง batma 刺痛 укол چھبن sự chọc 刺痛

2. a tiny hole made by a sharp point. a pin-prick. gaatjie نَخْزَه، وَخْزَه дупчица furo dírka das Loch prik τρυπούλα agujero auk سوراخ ریز reikä trouנקב छेद ubod (tű)szúrás (helye) lubang tusukan (nálar)gat puntura di spillo 点 찔린 구멍 skylutė dūrums; caurumiņš lubang cucukan prikstikkdziurka, nakłucie كوچني سوري furo gaură (de ac) след, точка dierka luknjica ubod hål รูเล็ก ๆ iğne deliği 刺孔 прокол معمولي سوراخ cái lỗ 刺孔

3. (slang, vulgar) a penis. piel العُضْو الذّكَري пенис pinto ocas der Stecher pik πέοςpolla, picha munn کیر mulkku פין शिशन, लिंग penis (hímvessző) alat kelamin laki-laki cazzo 성기 vyro lytinis organas penis pelir lulpikk kutas, chuj دنرآلت пенис penis kurec penis kuk, pitt อวัยวะเพศชาย malafa, sik 陽具 пеніс ذکر dương vật （俚）阳具

4. (slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person. He is such a prick! piel شَخْص حَقير никаквец babaca idiot der Spago røvhul πρόστυχος, χυδαίοςgilipollas jobu آدم مزخرف mulkku מְנוּוָל बेहूदा आदमी guzica (o osobi) pofa orang yang menjijikkan cazzone 불쾌한 녀석 bjaurybė maita jahat zakekkel person kutas, chujek مسخره سړي мерзавец blbec, otravný človek kurec prikan jävla as ลามก boktan biri 下三濫 пацюк خراب آدمي người ngu ngốc （俚）下三滥

prick (up) one's ears

(of an animal) to raise the ears in excitement, attention etc. The dog pricked up its ears at the sound of the doorbell. ore spits يَنْصُب الكلْبُ أذنيْه наострям уши levantar as orelhas vztyčit uši die Ohren spitzen spidse øre ορθώνω τα αφτιά μου, στήνω αφτί levantar las orejas kõrvu kikki ajama گوش ها را تیز کردن nostaa korviaan dresser l'oreille לִזקוֹף אוזנַיים ध्यान से सुनना fig.žacnuti fülét hegyezi menegakkan telinga sperra eyrun drizzare 耳を立てる 귀를 쫑긋 세우다 pastatyti ausis ausīties; sasliet ausis tegak telinga sst de oren spitsen spisse ørene nadstawić uszu غوږونه تيزه ړل،ځيركيدل arrebitar as orelhas a-şi ciuli urechile навострить уши nastražiť uši ušesa pokonci postaviti naćuliti uši spetsa öronen ฟังอย่างตั้งใจ kulak kabartmak 堅起耳朵聽 нагострити вуха کان کھڑے کرنا vểnh tai 坚起耳朵听

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prick

→ يَثْقُب propíchnout prik stechen κεντρίζω pinchar pistää neulalla piquer nabosti pungere チクリと刺す 찌르다 prikken prikke przekłuwać picar уколоть sticka เจาะ delmek chọc 刺

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prick

n. pinchazo; punzada; picadura, aguijón;

v. picar, punzar, aguijonear, pinchar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

prick

n pinchazo, piquete m; (vulg, penis) pene m; vt pinchar; to — oneself pincharse

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