Dictionary entry details
• PRICK (noun)
Meaning:
Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
son of a bitch; prick; motherfucker; mother fucker; dickhead; bastard; asshole; cocksucker; SOB; whoreson; shit
Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Domain usage:
dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
Meaning:
A depression scratched or carved into a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
incision; scratch; prick; dent; slit
Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):
depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prick"):
score; scotch (a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally))
Meaning:
Obscene terms for penis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cock; pecker; putz; peter; dick; prick; tool; shaft
Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):
member; penis; phallus (the male organ of copulation ('member' is a euphemism))
Domain usage:
dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
Meaning:
The act of puncturing with a small point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
pricking; prick
Context example:
he gave the balloon a small prick
Hypernyms ("prick" is a kind of...):
puncture (the act of puncturing or perforating)
• PRICK (verb)
Meaning:
Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
prick; prickle
Context example:
The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample
Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):
pierce (make a hole into)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prick"):
needle (prick with a needle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause a stinging pain
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
twinge; prick; sting
Context example:
The needle pricked his skin
Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):
ache; hurt; suffer (feel physical pain)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prick"):
prick; prickle (cause a prickling sensation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Raise
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
cock up; prick up; prick
Context example:
The dog pricked up his ears
Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):
erect; rear (cause to rise up)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
goad; prick
Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):
jab; stab (stab or pierce)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause a prickling sensation
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
prickle; prick
Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):
prick; sting; twinge (cause a stinging pain)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Meaning:
To cause a sharp emotional pain
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience
Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Deliver a sting to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
sting; bite; prick
Context example:
A bee stung my arm yesterday
Hypernyms (to "prick" is one way to...):
pierce (make a hole into)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
