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Overview of noun pricking

The noun pricking has 1 sense


  • prick, pricking -- (the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick")


Overview of verb prick

The verb prick has 7 senses


  • prickle, prick -- (make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample")

  • prick, sting, twinge -- (cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin")

  • prick up, prick, cock up -- (raise; "The dog pricked up his ears")

  • goad, prick -- (stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick)

  • prickle, prick -- (cause a prickling sensation)

  • prick -- (to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience")

  • sting, bite, prick -- (deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday")