Prick - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prɪk|  American pronunciation of the word prick
Brit.  |prɪk|  British pronunciation of the word prick

noun

- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous (syn: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, motherfucker, shit, sob, whoreson)
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface (syn: dent, incision, scratch, slit)
- obscene terms for penis (syn: cock, dick, pecker, shaft, tool)
- the act of puncturing with a small point (syn: pricking)
he gave the balloon a small prick

verb

- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (syn: prickle)
The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample
- cause a stinging pain (syn: sting, twinge)
The needle pricked his skin
- raise
The dog pricked up his ears
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick (syn: goad)
- cause a prickling sensation (syn: prickle)
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience
- deliver a sting to (syn: bite, sting)

Extra examples

She felt a prick as the thorn jabbed her foot.

He felt the prick of the needle.

She felt a prick of jealousy.

The nurse pricked my finger and squeezed out a drop of blood.

The sharp shells pricked the bottoms of our feet.

She was pricked by doubt.

His conscience pricks him so much that he cannot rest.

Prick the sausages before you grill them.

She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn.

Angry tears pricked her eyes.

I didn't feel the prick of the needle.

Give the sausages a prick.

She felt a prick of resentment when she saw them together.

Who was pricked down to take our suggestion to the director?

The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: prick
he/she/it: pricks
present participle: pricking
past tense: pricked
past participle: pricked
noun
singular: prick
plural: pricks
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