| VERB | contact | prick, prickle | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | prick, sting, twinge | cause a stinging pain | |
| motion | prick, prick up, cock up | raise | |
| contact | prick, goad | stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick | |
| perception | prick, prickle | cause a prickling sensation | |
| emotion | prick | to cause a sharp emotional pain | |
| contact | prick, sting, bite | deliver a sting to | |
| NOUN | person | prick, asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous |
| shape | prick, incision, scratch, slit, dent | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | |
| body | prick, cock, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz | obscene / obscene terms for penis | |
| act | prick, pricking | the act of puncturing with a small point |
| Sounds | prih'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB | |
| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| Usage of | obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word | An offensive or indecent word or phrase |
| Spanish | bastardo, cabrón, capullo, cerdo, gilipollas, hideputa, hijo de puta, hijoputa, hijueputa, huevón, pendejo | |
| Catalan | bastard, cabró, capoll, filla de puta, fill de puta, gilipolles, mal parit, malparit, porc, puto | |
| Meaning | A depression scratched or carved into a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | incision, scratch, slit, dent | |
| Narrower | score, scotch | A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) |
| Broader | depression, impression, imprint | A concavity in a surface produced by pressing |
| Spanish | arañazo, incisión, mella, muesca | |
| Catalan | incissió, rascada | |
| Verbs | prick | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn |
| Meaning | obscene / obscene terms for penis. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | cock, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz | |
| Broader | penis, phallus, member | The male organ of copulation ('member' is a euphemism) |
| Usage of | obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word | An offensive or indecent word or phrase |
| Spanish | bicho, cipote, huevo, nabo, paloma, picha, pichi, pichula, pico, pilila, pinga, pipe, pito, polla, poste, reata, turca, verga | |
| Catalan | carall, pixa, polla, titola | |
| Meaning | The act of puncturing with a small point. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he gave the balloon a small prick" | |
| Synonym | pricking | |
| Broader | puncture | The act of puncturing or perforating |
| Verbs | prick | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn |
| Meaning | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" | |
| Synonym | prickle | |
| Entailed by | tattoo | stain (skin) with indelible color |
| Narrower | needle | prick with a needle |
| Broader | pierce | make a hole into |
| Spanish | picar, punchar, punzar | |
| Catalan | picar, punxar-se, punxar, punyir | |
| Nouns | prick, pricking | the act of puncturing with a small point |
| prick | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | |
| pricker | an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws | |
| pricker | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | |
| Meaning | Cause a stinging pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The needle pricked his skin" | |
| Synonyms | sting, twinge | |
| Narrower | prickle, prick | Cause a prickling sensation |
| Broader | hurt, ache, suffer | Feel physical pain |
| Spanish | escocer, picar | |
| Catalan | coure, picar | |
| Meaning | Raise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The dog pricked up his ears" | |
| Synonyms | prick up, cock up | |
| Broader | rear, erect | Cause to rise up |
| Meaning | Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | goad | |
| Broader | stab, jab | stab or pierce |
| Spanish | aguijonear, pinchar | |
| Meaning | Cause a prickling sensation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Synonym | prickle | |
| Broader | prick, sting, twinge | Cause a stinging pain |
| Spanish | pinchar | |
| Catalan | punxar-se | |
| Meaning | To cause a sharp emotional pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" | |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Meaning | deliver a sting to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | sting, bite | |
| Broader | pierce | make a hole into |
| Spanish | morder, picar, pinchar | |
| Catalan | picar | |
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