prick  (prĭk) 
n. The act of piercing or pricking. The sensation of being pierced or pricked. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse. A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.
A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse. A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.
A small mark or puncture made by a pointed object. A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn. A hare's track or footprint. Vulgar Slang A penis. Vulgar Slang A person regarded as highly unpleasant, especially a male.
v.
pricked, prick·ing, pricks
v.
tr.
To puncture lightly. To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: His conscience began to prick him. To impel as if with a spur; urge on. To mark or delineate on a surface by means of small punctures: prick a pattern on a board. To pierce the quick of (a horse's hoof) while shoeing. To transplant (seedlings, for example) before final planting. To cause to stand erect or point upward: The dogs pricked their ears.
v.
intr.
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling. To feel a pang or twinge from or as if from being pricked. To spur a horse on. To ride at a gallop.
To stand erect; point upward: The dog's ears pricked at the noise.
Phrasal Verb(s):
prick off Nautical To measure with dividers on a chart.
Idiom(s):
prick up (one's) earsTo listen with attentive interest.
[Middle English, from Old English prica, puncture.] |
