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Meaning ofprickin English

prick

us//prɪk//uk//prɪk//

Pluralpricks
Past Tensepricked
Participle Verbpricking
Third Person Singularpricks

Definitions

Noun
1. a small, sharp object; pointed
2. a feeling of being pierced
3. a small indentation or mark
  The thorn made a small prick on my finger.
4. a small hole from piercing
  The sewing needle left a tiny prick in the fabric.
5. the penis (slang)
  The doctor warned that the injection might cause a small prick.
6. an unpleasant or rude person
  The new colleague is considered a prick by his coworkers due to his arrogant attitude.
Verb
1. to incite or stimulate someone; provoke a reaction
  The news report will prick the public's interest in the scandal.
2. to mark or denote by puncturing; designate
  The farmer used a stick to prick an identification mark on the sheep.
3. to pierce or puncture slightly
  The nurse had to prick my skin to take a blood sample.
4. to plant seeds at intervals; in horticulture
  The gardener will prick out the seedlings into individual pots.