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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

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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; 뚫다 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

n

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 pisto piqûre דְקִירָה शिश्न oštra bol szúrás tusukan stingur puntura ちくり 찌름, 따끔한 통증 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 찌른 자국, 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 פִּין शिशन, लिंग penis (hímvessző) alat kelamin laki-laki cazzo vyro lytinis organas penis pelir pikk kutas, chuj пенис penis kurec penis kuk, pitt อวัยวะเพศชาย malafa, sik 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 מְנוּוָל बेहूदा आदमी guzica (o osobi) pofa orang yang menjijikkan cazzone bjaurybė maita jahat ekkel person kutas, chujek мерзавец blbec, otravný človek kurec prikan jävla as ลามก boktan biri 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 höristää/höristellä korviaan dresser l'oreille לִזקוֹף אוזנַיים ध्यान से सुनना fig.žacnuti fülét hegyezi menegakkan telinga sperra eyrun drizzare 耳を立てる (동물이) 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