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To pierce with a small and sharp point
“Take out the stones with a silver toothpick or bodkin as gently as possible or, if this is too troublesome, prick the fruit with a needle.”
To feel a sensation as though being pierced with a small and sharp point
“She felt her scalp prick and her palms were damp.”
To erect or point upwards
“The trainer, a young woman in jodhpurs, is working on getting the mare to prick her ears for a click and a treat.”
To provoke to action
“They do not need the stimulus of an oath to prick them into action.”
To cause mental or emotional discomfort to
“A few times a month, thoughts of her mother creep into her mind and prick her conscience.”
To taunt or annoy someone
To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings
To make a long, narrow superficial wound or mark on a surface, especially skin
A small hole or mark made by pricking something
“When thick hair follicles are removed from the grain of the leather, they can leave a hole the size of a pin prick on the surface.”
The act of piercing, or being pierced, with a sharp point
“I might be persuaded that it is so had I never tasted sugar or salt, never smelt a rose or hemlock, or never felt spring warmth or the prick of a needle.”
An unpleasant (physical or emotional) sensation
“Caroline felt a prick at the back of her neck and swatted at whatever bug had bitten her.”
(slang, offensive) A highly unpleasant, offensive or unintelligent person
“Each day, he would log on to social media with his troll account and proceed to act like a prick.”
(slang, vulgar) The male genitalia
“The nihilist then threatened to cut off the dude's prick.”
An unpleasant or detestable person
The action or process of piercing something
An abruptly tapering point or a sharp spine
An incentive to get something done
Spiny plant, often prickly, typically tangled, with relation to roses and blackberries
A poking or thrusting motion
A spiked stick used for driving cattle
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