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prick  (prk)

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. 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.

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

Verb

1. to pierce lightly with a sharp point

2. to cause a piercing sensation (in): a needle pricked her finger

3. to cause a sharp emotional pain (in): the film pricked our consciences about the plight of the Afghan refugees

4. prick up one's ears

a. (of a dog) to make the ears stand erect

b. (of a person) to listen attentively

Noun

1. a sudden sharp pain caused by pricking

2. a mark made by a sharp point

3. a sharp emotional pain: a prick of conscience

4. Slang taboo a penis

5. Slang offensive a man who provokes contempt [Old English prica point, puncture]

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, 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"

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prick

verb 1. pierce, stab, puncture, bore, pink, punch, lance, jab, perforate, impale

verb 2. move, trouble, touch, pain, wound, distress, grieve

noun 3. pang, smart, sting, spasm, gnawing, twinge, prickle

noun 4. puncture, cut, hole, wound, gash, perforation, pinhole

prick up raise, point, rise, stand erect

Translations

prick [prɪk] n → pinchazo;

(with pin) → alfilerazo (= sting); picadura

vt → pinchar; picar;

to prick up one's ears → aguzar el oído

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prick [prɪk] n (= sting) → piqûre f;

(inf!) → bitte f (!); connard m (!)

vt → piquer;

to prick up one's ears → dresser or tendre l'oreille

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prick [prɪk] n (= sting) → Stich m;

(inf!) (penis) → Schwanz m;

(000) (= idiot); Arsch m

vt → stechen [+ sausage, balloon]; einstechen;

to prick up one's ears → die Ohren spitzen

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prick [prɪk] n → puntura

vt → pungere;

to prick up one's ears → drizzare gli orecchi