PRICK

/pɹɪk/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous. — synonyms: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother_fucker, motherfucker, whoreson
  2. noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface. — synonyms: incision, scratch, slit, dent
  3. noun obscene terms for penis. — synonyms: cock, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz
  4. noun the act of puncturing with a small point. — synonyms: pricking
  5. verb make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn. — synonyms: prickle
  6. verb cause a stinging pain. — synonyms: sting, twinge
  7. verb raise. — synonyms: prick_up, cock_up
  8. verb stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick. — synonyms: goad
  9. verb cause a prickling sensation. — synonyms: prickle
  10. verb to cause a sharp emotional pain.
  11. verb deliver a sting to. — synonyms: sting, bite

Examples

  • “I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.”
  • “John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.”
  • “to prick a pattern for embroidery”

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