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prick

(pr/i/k )

insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous(noun.person)

Synonym:
asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, shit, sob, son of a bitch, whoreson

source: wordnet30
a depression scratched or carved into a surface(noun.shape)

Synonym:
dent, incision, scratch, slit

source: wordnet30
obscene terms for penis(noun.body)

Synonym:
cock, dick, pecker, peter, putz, shaft, tool

source: wordnet30
the act of puncturing with a small point(noun.act)

Example:
He gave the balloon a small prick.

Synonym:
pricking

source: wordnet30
That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.(noun)

source: webster1913

make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn(verb.contact)

Example:
The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample.

Synonym:
prickle

source: wordnet30
cause a stinging pain(verb.perception)

Example:
The needle pricked his skin.

Synonym:
sting, twinge

source: wordnet30
raise(verb.motion)

Example:
The dog pricked up his ears.

Synonym:
cock up, hoist, keep, prick up, run up, up

source: wordnet30
stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick(verb.contact)

Synonym:
goad

source: wordnet30
cause a prickling sensation(verb.perception)

source: wordnet30
to cause a sharp emotional pain(verb.emotion)

Example:
The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience.

source: wordnet30
deliver a sting to(verb.contact)

Synonym:
bite, sting

source: wordnet30
To pierce slightly with a sharp- pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks.(verb)

source: webster1913

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