Associations to the word «Prick»

PRICK, noun. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. [from 10th c.]

PRICK, noun. An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.]

PRICK, noun. (obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. [10th-18th c.]

PRICK, noun. (obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot. [10th-18th c.]

PRICK, noun. A small pointed object. [from 10th c.]

PRICK, noun. The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. [from 13th c.]

PRICK, noun. (slang) (vulgar) The penis. [from 16th c.]

PRICK, noun. (slang) (pejorative) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. [from 16th c.]

PRICK, noun. (now) (historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco. [from 17th c.]

PRICK, noun. The footprint of a hare.

PRICK, noun. (obsolete) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.

PRICK, noun. (obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

PRICK, verb. (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly. [from 11th c.]

PRICK, verb. (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.

PRICK, verb. (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.

PRICK, verb. (obsolete) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.

PRICK, 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.]

PRICK, verb. (nautical) (obsolete) To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)

PRICK, verb. To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.

PRICK, verb. (intransitive) (dated) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.

PRICK, 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.

PRICK, verb. (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.

PRICK, verb. (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad. [from 13th c.]

PRICK, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) To urge one's horse on; to ride quickly. [from 14th c.]

PRICK, verb. To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.

PRICK, verb. (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.

PRICK, verb. (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.

PRICK, verb. To aim at a point or mark.

PRICK, verb. (obsolete) Usually as prick up: to dress; to prink.

PRICK TEST, noun. A test for allergies, performed by pricking the skin with a needle or pin containing a small amount of the allergen.

PRICK UP ONE'S EARS, verb. (idiomatic) To listen attentively

PRICK, noun. Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous.

PRICK, noun. A depression scratched or carved into a surface.

PRICK, noun. Obscene terms for penis.

PRICK, noun. The act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick".

PRICK, verb. Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample".

PRICK, verb. Cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin".

PRICK, verb. Raise; "The dog pricked up his ears".

PRICK, verb. Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick.

PRICK, verb. Cause a prickling sensation.

PRICK, verb. To cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience".

PRICK, verb. Deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday".