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prick
(prĭk)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. Chiefly British A hare's track or footprint.
6. Vulgar Slang A penis.
7. Vulgar Slang A person considered to be mean or contemptible, especially a man.
v. pricked, prick·ing, pricks
v.tr.
1.
a. To puncture lightly.
b. To make (a hole) by puncturing something.
2. To spur (a horse).
3. To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: criticism that pricked his conscience.
4. To impel as if with a spur; stimulate or provoke.
5. To mark or delineate on a surface by means of small punctures: prick a pattern on a board.
6. To pierce the quick of (a horse's hoof) while shoeing.
7. To transplant (seedlings, for example) before final planting.
8. To cause to stand erect or point upward: The dogs pricked their ears.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
2. To feel a pang or twinge 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.
prick off Nautical
Idiom: To measure with dividers on a chart.
prick up (one's) ears
To listen with attentive interest.
[Middle English, from Old English prica, puncture.]
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prick
(prɪk)vb (mainly tr)
1.
a. to make (a small hole) in (something) by piercing lightly with a sharp point
b. to wound in this manner
2. (intr) to cause or have a piercing or stinging sensation
3. to cause to feel a sharp emotional pain: knowledge of such poverty pricked his conscience.
4. to puncture or pierce
5. to mark, delineate, or outline by dots or punctures
6. (usually foll by: up) to rise or raise erect; point: the dog pricked his ears up at his master's call.
7. (Horticulture) (usually foll by: out or off) to transplant (seedlings) into a larger container
8. (Navigation) (often foll by off) nautical to measure or trace (a course, distance, etc) on a chart with dividers
9. archaic to rouse or impel; urge on
10. (intr) archaic to ride fast on horseback; spur a horse on
11. prick up one's ears to start to listen attentively; become interested
n
12. the act of pricking or the condition or sensation of being pricked
13. a mark made by a sharp point; puncture
14. a sharp emotional pain resembling the physical pain caused by being pricked: a prick of conscience.
15. (Anatomy) a taboo slang word for penis
16. slang derogatory an obnoxious or despicable man
17. an instrument or weapon with a sharp point, such as a thorn, goad, bee sting, etc
18. (Zoology) the footprint or track of an animal, esp a hare
19. obsolete a small mark caused by pricking a surface; dot; point
20. kick against the pricks to hurt oneself by struggling against something in vain
[Old English prica point, puncture; related to Dutch prik, Icelandic prik short stick, Swedish prick point, stick]
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prick
(prɪk)n.
1. a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
2. the act of pricking: the prick of a needle.
3. the state or sensation of being pricked.
4. a sharp pain or feeling of discomfort caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge.
5. a sharp point or part; prickle.
6. Vulgar Slang.
a. penis.
b. a nasty, obnoxious, or contemptible person.
7. Obs. a pointed instrument or weapon.
v.t. 8. to pierce with a sharp point; puncture: I pricked my finger.
9. to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing.
10. to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse: His conscience pricked him.
11. to urge on with or as if with a goad or spur.
12. to mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something.
13. to mark or trace by means of pricks or dots.
14. to cause to stand erect or point upward (usu. fol. by up): The dog pricked up its ears.
15. to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof.
16. to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usu. fol. by out or off).
v.i. 17. to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something.
18. to have a sensation of being pricked.
19. to rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usu. fol. by up).
20. to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly.
Idioms: prick up one's ears, to become very alert; listen attentively.
[before 1000; (n.) Middle English prike, Old English prica, price dot, point; (v.) Middle English priken, Old English prician; c. Dutch, Low German prik point]
prick′er, n.
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prick
Past participle: pricked
Gerund: pricking
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| 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 disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| 2. |  prick - a depression scratched or carved into a surfaceimprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" | |
| 3. |  prick - obscene terms for penis | |
| 4. |  prick - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"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" 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" | |
| 3. | prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" | |
| 4. | prick - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick | |
| 5. | prick - cause a prickling sensation | |
| 6. | prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" | |
| 7. |  prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"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 She pricked her finger with a needle.
noun
prick up your ears listen carefully, attend, pay attention, begin to take notice, be all ears (informal), concentrate on listening, pin your ears back, become attentive I pricked up my ears, and said, `What's that?'
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
prick
noun1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury:
Informal: misery.
2. A small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object:
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Translations
العُضْو الذّكَريشَخْص حَقيرنَخْزَه، وَخْزَهوَخْز، نَخْزيَثْقُب
bodnutídírkaidiotocaspíchnout
prikrøvhulstikkepik
kaco
pistää neulalla
nabosti
megszúrtûszúrás
gatstingastingur
チクリと刺す
찌르다
bjaurybėbybisdilgtelėjimasįdurtiįsidurti
caurumiņšdūriensdurtdūrumsdzēliens
chujprzekłuwać
pula
blbec, otravný človekkuracpichnúť
kokotprebostizbodljajzbosti se
kuksticka
เจาะควย
batırmakbatmaboktan biridelmekhafifçe delmek
chọc
prick
[prɪk]A. N
1. (= act, sensation) (with pin, needle) → pinchazo m; [of insect] → picadura f; [of spur] → espolada f; (with goad) → aguijonazo m
pricks of conscience → remordimientos mpl
to kick against the pricks → dar coces contra el aguijón
pricks of conscience → remordimientos mpl
to kick against the pricks → dar coces contra el aguijón
3. (= person) → gilipollas mf inv (Sp) , cojudo/a m/f (Bol, Peru), boludo/a m/f (Arg, Bol)
B. VT
1. (= puncture) [person, needle] → pinchar; [insect] → picar; (with spur) → dar con las espuelas a
to prick one's finger (with or on sth) → pincharse el dedo (con algo)
to prick one's finger (with or on sth) → pincharse el dedo (con algo)
2. (= goad) → aguijar
4. it pricked his conscience → le remordía la conciencia
C. VI = prickle C
prick out VT + ADV (Hort) → plantar
prick up
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
prick
[ˈprɪk] vt
(with fork, skewer, needle) → piquer
to prick o.s. → se piquer
to prick o.s. on sth → se piquer avec qch
to prick one's finger → se piquer le doigt
I've pricked my finger → Je me suis piqué le doigt.
to prick up one's ears → dresser l'oreille, tendre l'oreille
to prick o.s. on sth → se piquer avec qch
to prick one's finger → se piquer le doigt
I've pricked my finger → Je me suis piqué le doigt.
prick up
vt septo prick up one's ears → dresser l'oreille, tendre l'oreille
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prick
n
(= puncture, pricking sensation) → Stich m; to give somebody/oneself a prick → jdn/sich stechen; prick of conscience → Gewissensbisse pl
(sl: = penis) → Schwanz m (sl)
vt
(= puncture) oneself, sb → stechen; balloon → durchstechen; blister → aufstechen; outline → (durch Löcher) markieren; to prick holes in something → Löcher in etw stechen; to prick one’s finger (with something) → sich (dat) → (mit etw) in den Finger stechen; to prick one’s finger (on something) → sich (dat) (→ an etw dat) → den Finger stechen; to prick the bubble of something (fig) → etw in sich zusammenfallen lassen; his conscience pricked him → er bekam or hatte Gewissensbisse; it/she pricked his conscience → es/sie bereitete ihm Gewissensbisse; tears pricked his eyes (liter) → er fühlte die Tränen kommen
prick
:prick-tease (sl)
vt → aufgeilen und dann abblitzen lassen (sl)
prick-teaser, prick-tease
n (sl) she’s just a prick → sie geilt die Männer nur auf (sl)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
prick
[prɪk]1. n
b. (fam!) (penis) → cazzo; (person) → testa di cazzo (fam!)
2. vt (puncture, balloon, blister) → bucare; (subj, thorn, needle) → pungere; (conscience) → rimordere
to prick a hole in sth → fare un buco in qc
to prick one's finger (with/on sth) → pungersi un dito (con/su qc)
to prick a hole in sth → fare un buco in qc
to prick one's finger (with/on sth) → pungersi un dito (con/su qc)
prick out prick off vt + adv (seedlings) → trapiantare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prick
(prik) verb to pierce slightly or stick a sharp point into. She pricked her finger on a pin; He pricked a hole in the paper.
noun1. (a pain caused by) an act of pricking. You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.
2. a tiny hole made by a sharp point. a pin-prick.
3. (slang, vulgar) a penis.
4. (slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person. He is such a prick!
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
prick
→ يَثْقُب propíchnout prik stechen κεντρίζω pinchar pistää neulalla piquer nabosti pungere チクリと刺す 찌르다 prikken prikke przekłuwać picar уколоть sticka เจาะ delmek chọc 刺Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
prick
n. pinchazo; punzada; picadura, aguijón;
v. picar, punzar, aguijonear, pinchar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
prick
n pinchazo, piquete m; (vulg, penis) pene m; vt pinchar; to — oneself pincharseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.