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English noun: prick | |||
| 1. | prick (person) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | ||
| Synonyms | asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, shit, SOB, son of a bitch, whoreson | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| Domain usage | dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism | ||
| 2. | prick (shape) a depression scratched or carved into a surface | ||
| Synonyms | dent, incision, scratch, slit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | score, scotch | ||
| 3. | prick (body) obscene terms for penis | ||
| Synonyms | cock, dick, pecker, peter, putz, shaft, tool | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | member, penis, phallus | ||
| Domain usage | dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism | ||
| 4. | prick (act) the act of puncturing with a small point | ||
| Samples | He gave the balloon a small prick. | ||
| Synonyms | pricking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | puncture | ||
English verb: prick | |||
| 1. | prick (contact) make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn | ||
| Samples | The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample. | ||
| Synonyms | prickle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | needle | ||
| 2. | prick (perception) cause a stinging pain | ||
| Samples | The needle pricked his skin. | ||
| Synonyms | sting, twinge | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ache, hurt, suffer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | prick, prickle | ||
| 3. | prick (motion) raise | ||
| Samples | The dog pricked up his ears. | ||
| Synonyms | cock up, prick up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | erect, rear | ||
| 4. | prick (contact) stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick | ||
| Synonyms | goad | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jab, stab | ||
| 5. | prick (perception) cause a prickling sensation | ||
| Synonyms | prickle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prick, sting, twinge | ||
| 6. | prick (emotion) to cause a sharp emotional pain | ||
| Samples | The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| 7. | prick (contact) deliver a sting to | ||
| Samples | A bee stung my arm yesterday. | ||
| Synonyms | bite, sting | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce | ||
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