Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - prick
Prick
prick
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. pierce slightly; make a small hole in. 2 tr. (foll. by off, out) mark (esp. a pattern) with small holes or dots. 3 tr. trouble mentally (my conscience is pricking me). 4 intr. feel a pricking sensation. 5 intr. (foll. by at, into, etc.) make a thrust as if to prick. 6 tr. (foll. by in, off, out) plant (seedlings etc.) in small holes pricked in the earth. 7 tr. Brit. archaic mark off (a name in a list, esp. to select a sheriff) by pricking. 8 tr. archaic spur or urge on (a horse etc.). --n. 1 the act or an instance of pricking. 2 a small hole or mark made by pricking. 3 a pain caused as by pricking. 4 a mental pain (felt the pricks of conscience). 5 coarse sl. a the penis. b derog. (as a term of contempt) a person. Usage Usually considered a taboo use. 6 archaic a goad for oxen. Phrases and idioms kick against the pricks persist in futile resistance. prick up one's ears 1 (of a dog etc.) make the ears erect when on the alert. 2 (of a person) become suddenly attentive. Derivatives pricker n. Etymology: OE prician (v.), pricca (n.)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric ~ Date: before 12th century a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument, 2. a pointed instrument or weapon, a sharp projecting organ or part, an instance of ~ing or the sensation of being ~ed: as, a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow, a slight sharply localized discomfort , penis, a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority, II. verb Date: before 12th century transitive verb to pierce slightly with a sharp point, to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse , to ride, guide, or urge on with or as if with spurs ; goad, to mark, distinguish, or note by means of a small mark, to trace or outline with punctures, to remove (a young seedling) from the seedbed to another suitable for further growth, to cause to be or stand erect , intransitive verb 1. to ~ something or cause a ~ing sensation, to feel discomfort as if from being ~ed, 2. to urge a horse with the spur, to ride fast, thrust, to become directed upward ; point ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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