prick: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
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 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 person regarded as highly unpleasant, especially a male.
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.
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
To feel a pang or twinge from or as if from being pricked.
To stand erect; point upward: The dog's ears pricked at the noise.
prick off Nautical To measure with dividers on a chart.
prick up (one's) ears To listen with attentive interest.