prick

n.

1. 1. The act of piercing or pricking.
   2. The sensation of being pierced or pricked.
2. 1. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.
   2. A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.
3. A small mark or puncture made by a pointed object.
4. A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn.
5. A hare's track or footprint.
6. Vulgar Slang. A penis.
7. Vulgar Slang. A person regarded as highly unpleasant, especially a male.

v., pricked, prick·ing, pricks.

v.tr.

1. To puncture lightly.
2. To affect with a mental or emotional pang, as of sorrow or remorse: His conscience began to prick him.
3. To impel as if with a spur; urge on.
4. To mark or delineate on a surface by means of small punctures: prick a pattern on a board.
5. To pierce the quick of (a horse's hoof) while shoeing.
6. To transplant (seedlings, for example) before final planting.
7. To cause to stand erect or point upward: The dogs pricked their ears.

v.intr.

1. To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
2. To feel a pang or twinge from or as if from being pricked.
3. 1. To spur a horse on.
   2. To ride at a gallop.
4. To stand erect; point upward: The dog's ears pricked at the noise.

phrasal verb:

prick off Nautical.

1. To measure with dividers on a chart.

idiom:

prick up (one's) ears

1. To listen with attentive interest.

[Middle English, from Old English prica, puncture.]

To make small holes in the surface of food. The best example is an unfilled pie dough that is pricked all over with the tines of a fork so it bakes without blistering or rising (see bake blind).

noun

1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal misery. See pain/pleasure.
2. A small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object: perforation, puncture, stab. See marks, open/close.
3. A sharp, pointed object: needle, prickle, spine, thorn. See sharp/dull.

verb

To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - prikke, udpege
v. intr. - føle prikken
n. - stik, torn, skvat

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    stampe imod brodden
• prick one's conscience    have samvittighedsnag
• prick the bubble    få gassen til at gå af ballonen
• prick up one's ears    spidse ører
• tears prick one's eyes    tårerne pibler frem

Nederlands (Dutch)
prikken, spitsen (oren), steken, knagen (geweten), prik

Français (French)
v. tr. - piquer, (fig) peser sur (la conscience), percer (avec), crever (une bulle) (avec), (Culin) piquer (une pomme de terre, etc), percer (un trou), se dresser (les oreilles), dresser (l'oreille)
v. intr. - piquer (les yeux), picoter, piquer (un buisson)
n. - piqûre, trou (d'épingle), (fig) un petit remords, bitte (vulg), con (vulg)

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    s'obstiner pour rien
• prick one's conscience    peser sur la conscience
• prick out    (Hort) repiquer, (Art) piquer (un contour, un design)
• prick the bubble    réduire à néant les espoirs de qn
• prick up one's ears    dresser ses oreilles
• tears prick one's eyes    avoir les larmes aux yeux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stich, Stachel, (vulg.) Penis, Scheißkerl
v. - stechen, quälen

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    wider den Stachel löcken
• prick one's conscience    jmdm. Gewissensbisse verursachen
• prick out    ein Schnittmuster ausradeln
• prick the bubble    die Illusion zerstören
• prick up one's ears    die Ohren spitzen
• tears prick one's eyes    sich fühlen, als ob man anfängt zu weinen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τρύπημα, τσίμπημα, αγκάθι, (καθομ.) πέος
v. - αγκυλώνω, κεντρίζω, τσιμπώ, τρυπώ, πονώ, τσιγκλίζω

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    προς κέντρα λακτίζω
• prick one's conscience    με κάνει να νιώθω τύψεις
• prick the bubble    τρυπώ το μπαλόνι, διαλύω τις ψευδαισθήσεις
• prick up one's ears    τεντώνω τα αφτιά μου
• tears prick one's eyes    δάκρυα μού τσούζουν τα μάτια, είναι έτοιμα να τρέξουν

Italiano (Italian)
pungere, rimordere, trafiggere, puntura, (US volg.) cazzo

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    perdere del tempo, insistere inutilmente
• prick one's conscience    causare rimorsi di coscienza
• prick up one's ears    rizzare le orecchie
• tears prick your eyes    occhi che bruciano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - picada (f), alfinetada (f), espinho (m), pênis (m) (vulgar)
v. - picar, furar, ferroar

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    dar murro em ponta de faca
• prick one's conscience    ter remorsos
• prick up one's ears    ficar de orelhas em pé, estar atento
• tears prick your eyes    lágrimas ferem seus olhos

Русский (Russian)
покалывать, колоть, покалывание, укол, колючка, пенис

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    лезть на рожон
• prick one's conscience    укорять
• prick up one's ears    навострить уши
• tears prick your eyes    слезы щиплют глаза

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - picar, escocer, pinchar, punzar
v. intr. - punzar, escocer, agriarse, torcerse, galopar, aguzarse, enderezarse
n. - pinchazo, picadura, punzada

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    tener una actitud rebelde
• prick one's conscience    remorderle la conciencia
• prick out    transplantar
• prick the bubble    desengañar, desilusionar
• prick up one's ears    aguzar el oído, parar la oreja
• tears prick one's eyes    estar a punto de llorar, las lágrimas asoman a sus ojos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stick, styng, tagg, pick (vulg.), jävla skit (vul.)
v. - sticka (hål), stinga, pricka ut, plantera ut, utse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刺, 刺痛, 戳, 竖起, 扎, 一刺

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    以卵击石, 螳臂挡车
• prick one's conscience    受到良心的责备
• prick the bubble    戳破泡泡, 拆穿西洋镜
• prick up one's ears    竖起耳朵听
• tears prick one's eyes    眼泪刺痛了双眼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 刺, 刺痛, 戳
v. intr. - 刺, 豎起
n. - 紮, 刺痛, 一刺

idioms:

• kick against the pricks    以卵擊石, 螳臂擋車
• prick one's conscience    受到良心的責備
• prick the bubble    戳破泡泡, 拆穿西洋鏡
• prick up one's ears    豎起耳朵聽
• tears prick one's eyes    眼淚刺痛了雙眼

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (비늘 따위로) 찌르다
v. intr. - 따끔하게 찌르다
n. - 찌름, 아픔, 쑤심

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ちくりと刺す, 突く, あける, 苦しめる, 印を付ける
n. - 刺し傷, 穴, ちくちくする痛み, うずき, とげ

idioms:

• prick one's conscience    心をとがめる
• prick the bubble    化けの皮をはぐ
• prick up one's ears    聞き耳を立てる
• tears prick your eyes    涙が目にしみる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثقب, وخزة, نخزة, قضيب (فعل) يثقب, ينخز, يوخز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דקר, ניקב‬
v. intr. - ‮חש דקירות‬
n. - ‮כאב, זין (מדוברת), פוץ (מדוברת), חריר, דקירה, נקיפת מצפון‬

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