[prik] 
| 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. | a sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge. |
| 6. | the pointed end of a prickspur. |
| 7. | Slang: Vulgar.
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| 8. | Archaic. a goad for oxen. |
| 9. | Obsolete. a small or minute mark, a dot, or a point. |
| 10. | Obsolete. any pointed instrument or weapon. |
| 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. | to 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 fol. by up): The dog pricked his ears at the sound of the bell. |
| 18. | Farriery.
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| 19. | to measure (distance, the size of an area, etc.) on a chart with dividers (usually fol. by off). |
| 20. | Horticulture. to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usually fol. by out or off). |
| 21. | 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 fol. 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. |
| prick·er (prĭk'ər) n.
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