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To pierce with a small and sharp point
“Take out the stones with a silver toothpick or bodkin as gently as possible or, if this is too troublesome, prick the fruit with a needle.”
To feel a sensation as though being pierced with a small and sharp point
“She felt her scalp prick and her palms were damp.”
To erect or point upwards
“The trainer, a young woman in jodhpurs, is working on getting the mare to prick her ears for a click and a treat.”
To provoke to action
“They do not need the stimulus of an oath to prick them into action.”
To cause mental or emotional discomfort to
“A few times a month, thoughts of her mother creep into her mind and prick her conscience.”
To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
Cause a tingling sensation in
To convince not to try or do
To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings
To make a long, narrow superficial wound or mark on a surface, especially skin
A small hole or mark made by pricking something
“When thick hair follicles are removed from the grain of the leather, they can leave a hole the size of a pin prick on the surface.”
The act of piercing, or being pierced, with a sharp point
“I might be persuaded that it is so had I never tasted sugar or salt, never smelt a rose or hemlock, or never felt spring warmth or the prick of a needle.”
An unpleasant (physical or emotional) sensation
“Caroline felt a prick at the back of her neck and swatted at whatever bug had bitten her.”
(slang, offensive) A highly unpleasant, offensive or unintelligent person
“Each day, he would log on to social media with his troll account and proceed to act like a prick.”
(slang, vulgar) The male genitalia
“The nihilist then threatened to cut off the dude's prick.”
An unpleasant or detestable person
The action or process of penetrating something
An incentive to get something done
The state or quality of being mucronate
Thorny bush
Allergy test
A poking or thrusting motion
A spiked stick used for driving cattle
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