prick: meaning and definitions

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 penis.

Vulgar Slang A person regarded as highly unpleasant, especially a male.

To puncture lightly.

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 spur a horse on.

To ride at a gallop.

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.