prick
/pɹɪk/ noun B2- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- A small pointed object.
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. · I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.
- A feeling of remorse. · 1768–1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued the pricks of conscience
- The penis.
- Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
Plural pricks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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See if I do not prick your neck with my sting.” The Draught-Mule replied, “I do not heed your threats; I only care for him who sits above you, and who quickens my pace with his whip, or holds me back with the reins.
Escaping, the Fly said mockingly, “You who have wished to revenge, even with death, the Prick of a tiny insect, see what you have done to yourself to add insult to injury?” The Bald Man replied, “I can easily make peace with myself, because I know there was no intention to hurt.
“Very interesting reading it might be made, too,” remarked Sherlock Holmes, sticking a small piece of plaster over the prick on his finger.
“Well, you can easily think that that made me prick up my ears, for the business has not been over good for some years, and an extra couple of hundred would have been very handy.
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