Meaning

13 senses
  1. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

  2. An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.

  3. A small pointed object.

    Dorn, Stachel, Spitze

    шипšip

    the act of puncturing with a small point

  4. 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.

    Stich, Stechen

    уко́лukól, проко́лprokól

  5. A feeling of remorse.

    1768–1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued the pricks of conscience

  6. (slang, vulgar)The penis.

    Pimmel, Schwanz

    хуйxuj, херxer, членčlen

    хуйxuj, пісю́нpisjún, пру́теньprútenʹ

    obscene terms for penis

  7. (derogatory, slang)Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.

    Arschloch (asshole), Nervensäge, Lümmel

    приду́рокpridúrok, недоу́мокnedoúmok

  8. (historical)A small roll of yarn or tobacco.

  9. The footprint of a hare.

  10. (obsolete)A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.

  11. (obsolete)A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.

  12. (obsolete)A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.

Examples

43 sentences
  1. I pricked my thumb with a needle.

    ruЯ уколол себе большой палец иглой. — odexed

    deIch habe mich mit der Nadel in den Daumen gestochen. — xtofu80

  2. Tom pricked the balloon with a pin.

    ruТом проколол шарик булавкой. — marafon

  3. Tom pricked his finger with a needle.

    deTom hat sich mit einer Nadel in den Finger gestochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I pricked my finger with a needle.

  5. She pricked herself with a needle while embroidering.

    ruОна укололась иголкой во время вышивания. — shanghainese

    deBeim Sticken stach sie sich mit einer Nadel. — raggione

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(slang) a penis:
Русский
By meaning 4
small pointed object:
feeling of being pierced or punctured:
(slang) a penis:
an annoying person:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
small pointed object:
feeling of being pierced or punctured:
(slang) a penis:
an annoying person:

Origin

From Middle English prik, prikke, from Old English prica, pricu (“a sharp point, minute ma

From Middle English prik, prikke, from Old English prica, pricu (“a sharp point, minute mark, spot, dot, small portion, prick”), from Proto-West Germanic *prikō, *priku, from Proto-Germanic *prikô, *prikō (“a prick, point”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *breyǵ- (“to scrape, scratch, rub, prickle, chap”).

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Forms

plural: pricks
Singularprick
Pluralpricks

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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