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prick (pr

a. The act of piercing or pricking.

b. The sensation of being pierced or pricked.

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. A hare's track or footprint.

6. Vulgar Slang A penis.

7. Vulgar Slang A person regarded as highly unpleasant, especially a male.

v. pricked, prick·ing, pricks

v.tr.

1. To puncture lightly.

2. To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: His conscience began to prick him.

3. To impel as if with a spur; urge on.

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

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

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

7. 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 or as if from being pricked.

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.

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

prick [prɪk]

vb (mainly tr)

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

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (usually foll by out or off) to transplant (seedlings) into a larger container

8. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) (often foll by off) Navigation 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

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

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

2. a mark made by a sharp point; puncture

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

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a taboo slang word for penis

5. Slang, derogatory an obnoxious or despicable man

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

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the footprint or track of an animal, esp a hare

8. Obsolete a small mark caused by pricking a surface; dot; point

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]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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, vulgarism, 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, phallus, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) dirty word, vulgarism, 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"

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?'

Translations

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

prick [ˈprɪk]

(= sensation) → piqûre f

(= penis) → bite f >

(= worthless person) → connard m >

(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

prick

(= 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)

(= 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

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)

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

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!)

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

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

prick

v prick [prik]

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 (pro)píchnout (se o) stikke stechen τρυπώ pinchar, 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 prikken stikke, prikke ukłuć, przekłuć picar a înţepa; a face (o gaură) (у)колоть pichnúť (sa), pripichnúť zbosti ubosti sticka แทง hafifçe delmek; batırmak 刺，紮穿 колоти چبھونا chọc 刺，扎穿

1 (a pain caused by) an act of pricking You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm. prik, steek وَخْز، نَخْز бодване bodnutí prik der Stich τσίμπημα pinchazo piste درد؛ گزگز kipu piqûre דְקִירָה शिश्न oštra bol szúrás tusukan stingur puntura ちくり 찔린 상처 dūris, dilgtelėjimas dūriens; dzēliens sakit apabila dicucuk prik stikk ukłucie 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 dírka prik das Loch τρυπούλα agujero auk سوراخ ریز reikä trou (d'épingle) נֶקֶב छेद ubod (tű)szúrás (helye) lubang tusukan (nálar)gat puntura di spillo 点 찔린 구멍 skylutė dūrums; caurumiņš lubang cucukan prik (nåle)stikk dziurka, nakłucie 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 ocas pik der Stecher πέος (λαϊκ.) polla, picha munn کیر mulkku פִּין शिशन, लिंग penis (hímvessző) alat kelamin laki-laki cazzo 성기 vyro lytinis organas penis pelir pikk kutas, chuj пенис penis kurec penis kuk, pitt อวัยวะเพศชาย malafa, sik 陽具 пеніс ذکر dương vật

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

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 vztyčit uši spidse øre die Ohren spitzen 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 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

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

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