āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to prick
01
āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create a small hole using a needle, thorn, or a similar sharp object
Transitive: to prick sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In gardening, thorns can prick your skin if you're not careful.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to provoke with the intention of causing a reaction or response
Ditransitive: to prick sb to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her constant reminders pricked him to address the issues in their relationship.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§
(of an animal) to make its ears stand upright or become erect
Transitive: to prick ears
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The horse pricked its ears when it heard its owner approaching.
āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to provoke a sense of mental or emotional discomfort
Transitive: to prick sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The harsh words he spoke pricked her conscience, reminding her of her past mistakes.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻĢā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to feel a sharp, stinging pain
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As she reached for the rose, she suddenly felt her finger prick.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
an unpleasant, contemptible, or arrogant man
Offensive
Slang
Vulgar
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That prick reported us for having a barbecue on a sunny day.
02
āĻĢā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
the act of puncturing with a small point
03
the male genital organ
Slang
Vulgar
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cold water made his prick shrink.
04
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻĻ
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
pricker
prick
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
