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noun
1.
a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
2.
a sharp point; prickle.
3.
the act of pricking: the prick of a needle.
4.
the state or sensation of being pricked.
5.
EXPANDa sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge.
verb (used with object)
11.
to pierce with a sharp point; puncture.
12.
to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing.
13.
to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse, anger, etc.: His conscience pricked him.
14.
to urge on with or as if with a goad or spur: My duty pricks me on.
15.
EXPANDto mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something.
16.
to mark or trace (something) on a surface by pricks or dots.
17.
to cause to stand erect or point upward (usually followed by up): The dog pricked his ears at the sound of the bell.
18.
Farriery.
a.
to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof.
b.
to nick: to prick a horse's tail.
19.
to measure (distance, the size of an area, etc.) on a chart with dividers (usually followed by off).
20.
COLLAPSEHorticulture. to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usually followed by out or off).
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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verb (used without object)
Idioms21.
to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something.
22.
to have a sensation of being pricked.
23.
to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly.
24.
to rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usually followed by up).
25.
kick against the pricks, to resist incontestable facts or authority; protest uselessly: In appealing the case again, you will just be kicking against the pricks.
26.
prick up one's ears, to become very alert; listen attentively: The reporter pricked up his ears at the prospect of a scoop.
Origin:
before 1000; (noun) Middle English prike; Old English prica, price dot, point; (v.) Middle English priken, Old English prician; cognate with Dutch, Low German prik point
before 1000; (noun) Middle English prike; Old English prica, price dot, point; (v.) Middle English priken, Old English prician; cognate with Dutch, Low German prik point
Related forms
prick·er, noun
prick·ing·ly, adverb
un·pricked, adjective
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Word Origin & History
prick
O.E. prica (n.) "point, puncture, particle;" prician (v.) "to prick," from W.Gmc. *prikojanan (cf. Low Ger. pricken, Du. prikken "to prick"); Dan. prikke "to mark with dots," Swed. pricka "to point, prick, mark with dots" are probably from Low German. Meaning "pointed weapon, dagger" is first attested
EXPAND1552. Earliest recorded use for "penis" is 1592. My prick was used 16c.-17c. as a term of endearment by "immodest maids" for their boyfriends. As a term of abuse, it is attested from 1929. To prick up one's ears is 1587, originally of animals with pointed ears (prycke-eared, of foxes, is from 1523). To kick against the pricks (Acts ix.5, first in a translation of 1382) is probably from sense of "a goad for oxen" (c.1350).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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