Definition of prick

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Prick (n.) To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged..

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Qualm :: Qualm (n.) A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction.
Thorn :: Thorn (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
Prighte :: Prighte () imp. of Prick.
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
Echinated :: Echinated (a.) Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp..
Prickliness :: Prickliness (n.) The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles..
Punction :: Punction (n.) A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off..
Extrafoliaceous :: Extrafoliaceous (a.) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them; as, extrafoliaceous prickles..
Pricked :: Pricked (imp. & p. p.) of Pric.
Cactaceous :: Cactaceous (a.) Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example..
Thistly :: Thistly (a.) Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
Prod :: Prod (v. t.) To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student..
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) One who spurs forward; a light horseman.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse..
Tattoo :: Tattoo (v. t.) To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out..
Thistle :: Thistle (n.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness..
Spittle :: Spitter (n.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket..
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