prick

¹prick

noun \ˈprik\

Definition of PRICK

1

: a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument

2

a : a pointed instrument or weapon b : a sharp projecting organ or part

3

: an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked: as a : a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow b : a slight sharply localized discomfort <the prick of a needle>

4

usually vulgar : penis

5

usually vulgar : a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority

Examples of PRICK

1. She felt a prick as the thorn jabbed her foot.
2. He felt the prick of the needle.
3. She felt a prick of jealousy.

Origin of PRICK

Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to PRICK

Synonyms: perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture, stab

Related Words: gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

Near Antonyms: comfort, ease, easiness

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Rhymes with PRICK

brick, chick, click, crick, creek, Dick, flick, Frick, hick, kick, KWIC, lick, mick, nick, pic, pick, quick, rick, Schick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, wick