prick
prik
- n insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- n a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- n obscene terms for penis
- n the act of puncturing with a small point
he gave the balloon a small prick - v make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample - v cause a stinging pain
The needle pricked his skin - v raise
The dog pricked up his ears - v stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- v cause a prickling sensation
- v to cause a sharp emotional pain
The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience - v deliver a sting to
- You see my parents were sometimes abusive, And it made a prick of me.
- Nurses and doctors are also taking a drop of blood with a quick prick of the newborn's heel, then testing the sample for an array of genetic and metabolic diseases.
- An active market in house-price futures and options--Shiller has recently helped launch such securities on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange--would let skeptical speculators prick .