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