Meaning of Prick | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
2. An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
3. A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.
   obsolete
4. A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.
   obsolete
5. A small pointed object.
6. The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
7. A feeling of remorse.
8. The penis.
   slang, vulgar
9. Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
   derogatory, slang
10. A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
    historical
11. The footprint of a hare.
12. A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
    obsolete
13. The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary.”

“It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

“I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.”

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

“Patriarchal attitudes have made a society where men rule and women obey, where "you'd-better-know-your-place-boy," where gay men actually play husband-and-wife (my lover and I did it for four years, until it became intolerable), where king prick lays down the law.”

“the prick of noon”

“they that shooten nearest the prick”

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