Definition of prick

noun (n)

• insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous (noun.person)

  Synonym: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, shit, sob, son of a bitch, whoreson
  

  source: wordnet30
• a depression scratched or carved into a surface (noun.shape)

  Synonym: dent, incision, scratch, slit
  

  source: wordnet30
• obscene terms for penis (noun.body)

  Synonym: cock, dick, pecker, peter, putz, shaft, tool
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of puncturing with a small point (noun.act)

  Synonym: pricking
  

  Example:
  He gave the balloon a small prick.
  

  source: wordnet30
• That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (verb.contact)

  Synonym: prickle
  

  Example:
  The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample.
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause a stinging pain (verb.perception)

  Synonym: sting, twinge
  

  Example:
  The needle pricked his skin.
  

  source: wordnet30
• raise (verb.motion)

  Synonym: cock up, hoist, keep, prick up, run up, up
  

  Example:
  The dog pricked up his ears.
  

  source: wordnet30
• stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick (verb.contact)

  Synonym: goad
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause a prickling sensation (verb.perception)

  source: wordnet30
• to cause a sharp emotional pain (verb.emotion)

  Example:
  The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience.
  

  source: wordnet30
• deliver a sting to (verb.contact)

  Synonym: bite, sting
  

  source: wordnet30
• To pierce slightly with a sharp- pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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