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PRICK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of puncturing with a small pointplay

Example:

he gave the balloon a small prick

Synonyms:

prick; pricking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):

puncture (the act of puncturing or perforating)

Derivation:

prick (make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Obscene terms for penisplay

Synonyms:

cock; dick; pecker; prick; putz; shaft; tool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):

member; penis; phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))

Domain usage:

dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculousplay

Synonyms:

asshole; bastard; cocksucker; dickhead; mother fucker; motherfucker; prick; shit; SOB; son of a bitch; whoreson

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

Domain usage:

dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A depression scratched or carved into a surfaceplay

Synonyms:

dent; incision; prick; scratch; slit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):

depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prick"):

score; scotch (a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally))

Derivation:

prick (make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn)

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they prick  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it pricks  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: pricked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: pricked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: pricking  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stickplay

Synonyms:

goad; prick

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):

jab; stab (stab or pierce)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thornplay

Example:

The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample

Synonyms:

prick; prickle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):

pierce (make a hole into)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prick"):

needle (prick with a needle)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

prick (the act of puncturing with a small point)

prick (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)

pricker (an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws)

pricker (a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf)

pricking (the act of puncturing with a small point)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Deliver a sting toplay

Example:

A bee stung my arm yesterday

Synonyms:

bite; prick; sting

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):

pierce (make a hole into)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

To cause a sharp emotional painplay

Example:

The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Raiseplay

Example:

The dog pricked up his ears

Synonyms:

cock up; prick; prick up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):

erect; rear (cause to rise up)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 6

Meaning:

Cause a prickling sensationplay

Synonyms:

prick; prickle

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):

prick; sting; twinge (cause a stinging pain)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s

Sense 7

Meaning:

Cause a stinging painplay

Example:

The needle pricked his skin

Synonyms:

prick; sting; twinge

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):

ache; hurt; suffer (feel physical pain)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prick"):

prick; prickle (cause a prickling sensation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

The landlord pricked up his ears.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) Somatic (sensory); tinnitus, blurring of vision, hot and cold flushes, feelings of weakness, pricking sensation.

(HAMA - Somatic (Sensory), NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure in which a finger is pricked with a lancet to obtain a small quantity of capillary blood for testing.

(Finger Stick, NCI Thesaurus)

The frame of the window was made of fine black ebony, and as she sat looking out upon the snow, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell upon it.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Standard allergy tests — the skin-prick test and the allergen-specific antibody test — have been inconsistent in predicting an allergic reaction to sesame.

(17% of Food-Allergic Children Have Sesame Allergy, National Institutes of Health)

In a remote village, an aid worker pricks a sickly toddler's fingertip and, like most of the other village children's blood samples, this one turns a test strip yellow.

(Test for life-threatening nutrient deficit is made from bacteria entrails, National Science Foundation)

The Brazilian biosensor can identify an enzyme called glucose oxidase — widely used to detect free glucose in body fluids — in tears, eliminating the need for finger pricking.

(Brazilian researchers eye biosensors to monitor diabetes, SciDev.Net)

Some were lying down with heads raised and ears pricked forward; others stood on their feet, watching him; and still others were lapping water from the pool.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

His braced fore paws dislodged a pebble, and with sharp-pricked ears and peering eyes he watched the fall of the pebble till it struck at their feet.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Allergic rhinitis with a positive skin prick test (SPT equal or greater than 3 mm) to any allergen.

(Atopic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)




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