prick

1. (transitive)To pierce or puncture slightly.

   John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.

2. To pierce or puncture slightly.

   (transitive)To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.

3. (transitive)To shoot without killing.

4. (transitive)To form by piercing or puncturing.

   to prick holes in paper

   to prick a pattern for embroidery

5. (transitive)To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).

6. To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.

7. (dated, intransitive)To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.

   A sore finger pricks.

   to cause a sharp emotional pain

8. (ambitransitive)To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.

   The dog's ears pricked up at the sound of a whistle.

9. Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.

10. (transitive)To incite, stimulate, goad.

11. To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.

    deliver a sting to

12. (transitive)To make acidic or pungent.

1. I pricked my thumb with a needle.

   ruЯ уколол себе большой палец иглой.

   deIch habe mich mit der Nadel in den Daumen gestochen.

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2. Tom pricked the balloon with a pin.

   ruТом проколол шарик булавкой.

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3. Tom pricked his finger with a needle.

   deTom hat sich mit einer Nadel in den Finger gestochen.

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4. I pricked my finger with a needle.

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5. She pricked herself with a needle while embroidering.

   ruОна укололась иголкой во время вышивания.

   deBeim Sticken stach sie sich mit einer Nadel.

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regular · Lesson

• prick upTo rise and become more alert.
• prick outTo separate (seedlings) growing together, for example into a different pot