Prick(v.)
- A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco.
Prick(n.)
- To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.
Prick(n.)
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board.
Prick(n.)
- To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.
Prick(n.)
- To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition.
Prick(n.)
- To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off.
Prick(n.)
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
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.