prick

[[t]prɪk[/t]]

n.

1) pat a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like

2) the act of pricking:

the prick of a needle[/ex]

3) pat the state or sensation of being pricked

4) cvb pat a sharp pain or feeling of discomfort caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge

5) cvb a sharp point or part; prickle

6) cvb sts Vulgar Slang.

a) penis

b) a nasty, obnoxious, or contemptible person

7) Obs. a pointed instrument or weapon

8) pat to pierce with a sharp point; puncture:

I pricked my finger[/ex]

9) pat to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing

10) to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse:

His conscience pricked him[/ex]

11) to urge on with or as if with a goad or spur

12) to mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something

13) to mark or trace by means of pricks or dots

14) anb to cause to stand erect or point upward (usu. fol. by up):

The dog pricked up its ears[/ex]

15) to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof

16) bot to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usu. fol. by out or off)

17) pat to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something

18) to have a sensation of being pricked

19) anb to rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usu. fol. by up)

20) to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly

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- prick up one's ears

Etymology: bef. 1000; (n.) ME prike, OE prica, price dot, point; (v.) ME priken, OE prician; c. D, LG prik point prick′er, n.