Definition of prick Prick
/pɹɪˈk/ - [prik] - prick
We found 48 definitions of prick from 6 different sources.
What does prick mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pricks |
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| prick - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" | ||
| pricking | ||
| puncture the act of puncturing or perforating | ||
| prick - a depression scratched or carved into a surface | ||
| incision, scratch, slit, dent | ||
| imprint, impression, depression a device produced by pressure on a surface | ||
| prick - obscene terms for penis | ||
| cock, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz | ||
| penis, phallus, member the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) | ||
| prick - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | ||
| asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB | ||
| disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | ||
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| prick - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" | ||
| sting, twinge | ||
| ache, hurt, suffer have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | ||
| prickle, prick make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" | ||
| prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" | ||
| enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution" | ||
| 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 | ||
| pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | ||
| needle goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" | ||
| prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" | ||
| sting, bite | ||
| pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | ||
| prick - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick | ||
| goad | ||
| jab, stab poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" | ||
| prick - cause a prickling sensation | ||
| prickle | ||
| twinge, sting, prick feel a sudden sharp, local pain | ||
| prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" | ||
| prick up, cock up | ||
| erect, rear stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- prick (Noun)
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. - prick (Noun)
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. - prick (Noun)
A small pointed object. - prick (Noun)
The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. - prick (Verb)
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture. - prick (Verb)
To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. - prick (Verb)
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine. - prick (Verb)
To aim at a point or mark.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prick (v.)
That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer. - prick (v.)
The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse. - prick (v.)
A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point. - prick (v.)
A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour. - prick (v.)
The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin. - prick (v.)
A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch. - prick (v.)
A mathematical point; -- regularly used in old English translations of Euclid. - prick (v.)
The footprint of a hare. - prick (v.)
A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco. - prick (n.)
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. - prick (n.)
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board. - prick (n.)
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off. - prick (n.)
To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition. - prick (n.)
To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off. - prick (n.)
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse. - prick (n.)
To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged. - prick (n.)
To render acid or pungent. - prick (n.)
To dress; to prink; -- usually with up. - prick (n.)
To run a middle seam through, as the cloth of a sail. - prick (n.)
To trace on a chart, as a ship's course. - prick (n.)
To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness. - prick (n.)
To nick. - prick (v. i.)
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks. - prick (v. i.)
To spur onward; to ride on horseback. - prick (v. i.)
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine. - prick (v. i.)
To aim at a point or mark.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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prick
The male sexual organ for copulation and urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prick
prik, n. that which pricks or penetrates: a sharp point: the act or feeling of pricking: a puncture: a sting: remorse: (Shak.) a thorn, prickle, skewer, point of time: (Spens.) point, pitch.—v.t. to pierce with a prick: to erect any pointed thing: to fix by the point: to put on by puncturing: to mark or make by pricking: to incite: to deck out as with flowers or feathers: to pain.—v.i. to have a sensation of puncture: to stand erect: to ride with spurs:—pa.t. and pa.p. pricked.—adj. Prick′-eared, having pointed ears.—ns. Prick′er, that which pricks: a sharp-pointed instrument: light-horseman: a priming wire; Prick′ing; Prickle (prik′l), a little prick: a sharp point growing from the bark of a plant or from the skin of an animal.—v.t. to prick slightly.—v.i. (Spens.) to be prickly.—ns. Prick′le-back, the stickle-back; Prick′liness; Prick′ling, the act of piercing with a sharp point: (Shak.) the sensation of being pricked.—adj. prickly.—adj. Prick′ly, full of prickles.—ns. Prick′ly-heat, a severe form of the skin disease known as lichen, with itching and stinging sensations; Prick′ly-pear, a class of plants with clusters of prickles and fruit like the pear; Prick′-me-dain′ty (Scot.), an affected person.—adj. over-precise.—ns. Prick′-song (Shak.), a song set to music: music in parts; Prick′-spur, a goad-spur; Prick′-the-gar′ter (cf. Fast-and-loose); Prick′-the-louse (Scot.), a tailor. [A.S. pricu, a point; Ger. prickeln, Dut. prikkel, a prickle.]
