prick in English dictionary

  • prick

    Meanings and definitions of "prick"

    • A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. [from 10th c.]
    • An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.]
    • (obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. [10th-18th c.]
    • (obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot. [10th-18th c.]
    • A small pointed object. [from 10th c.]
    • The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. [from 13th c.]
    • (slang, vulgar) The penis. [from 16th c.]
    • (slang, pejorative) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. [from 16th c.]
    • (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco. [from 17th c.]
    • (transitive) To pierce or puncture.
    • (transitive, figuratively) To urge, to spur, to goad, to incite.
    • (nautical, obsolete) To trace a ship’s course on a chart.
    • (nautical, obsolete) To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)
    • noun
      A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. [from 10th c.]
    • noun
      An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. [10th-18th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot. [10th-18th c.]
    • noun
      A small pointed object. [from 10th c.]
    • noun
      The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. [from 13th c.]
    • noun
      (slang, vulgar)
      The penis. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      (slang, pejorative)
      Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      (now historical)
      A small roll of yarn or tobacco. [from 17th c.]
    • noun
      The footprint of a hare.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pierce or puncture slightly. [from 11th c.]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To form by piercing or puncturing.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
    • verb
      (transitive, chiefly nautical)
      To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart). [from 16th c.]
    • verb
      (nautical, obsolete)
      To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)
    • verb
      To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
    • verb
      (intransitive, dated)
      To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.
    • verb
      To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
    • verb
      (horticulture)
      Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To incite, stimulate, goad. [from 13th c.]
    • verb
      (intransitive, archaic)
      To urge one's horse on; to ride quickly. [from 14th c.]
    • verb
      To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make acidic or pungent.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
    • verb
      To aim at a point or mark.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      Usually as prick up: to dress; to prink.
    • pierce
    • feeling of being pierced or punctured
    • (slang) a penis
    • (to) prick
    • pole (a boat)
    • The male sexual organ for copulation and urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
    • noun
      a depression scratched or carved into a surface
    • noun
      insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
    • noun
      obscene terms for penis
    • noun
      the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
    • verb
      cause a prickling sensation
    • verb
      cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
    • verb
      deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
    • verb
      make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
    • verb
      raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
    • verb
      stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
    • verb
      to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"

    Synonyms of "prick" in English dictionary

    disagreeable person, shaft, peter are the top synonyms of "prick" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of prick

    • prick ( third-person singular simple present pricks, present participle pricking, simple past and past participle pricked)
    • prick ( plural  pricks)
    • prick (plural pricks)
    • prick (third-person singular simple present pricks, present participle pricking, simple past and past participle pricked)
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