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pricked


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prick 
 
  2  of  7  senses  of  prick 
 
  Sense  1 
  prick 
  =>  needle 
 
  Sense  2 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  prickle,  prick 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prick 
 
  2  of  7  senses  of  prick 
 
  Sense  1 
  prick 
  =>  needle 
 
  Sense  2 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  prickle,  prick 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  prick 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  prick 
 
  7  senses  of  prick 
 
  Sense  1 
  prick 
  =>  pierce 
 
  Sense  2 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
 
  Sense  3 
  prick  up  prick,  cock  up 
  =>  rear,  erect 
 
  Sense  4 
  goad,  prick 
  =>  stab,  jab 
 
  Sense  5 
  prickle,  prick 
  =>  prick,  sting,  twinge 
 
  Sense  6 
  prick 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
 
  Sense  7 
  sting,  bite,  prick 
  =>  pierce 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  prick 
 
  prick  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  prick 
 
  Sense  1 
  prick 
  =>  pierce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  prick  up  prick,  cock  up 
  =>  rear,  erect 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  goad,  prick 
  =>  stab,  jab 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  prickle,  prick 
  =>  prick,  sting,  twinge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  prick 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  sting,  bite,  prick 
  =>  pierce 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prick 
 
  The  verb  prick  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  prick  --  (make  a  small  hole  into  "The  nurse  pricked  my  finger  to  get  a  small  blood  sample.") 
  2.  (1)  prick,  sting,  twinge  --  (cause  a  stinging  pain) 
  3.  (1)  prick  up  prick,  cock  up  --  (of  the  ears  of  an  animal,  for  example;  "The  dog  pricked  up  his  ears") 
  4.  (1)  goad,  prick  --  (prod  or  urge  as  if  with  a  log  stick) 
  5.  prickle,  prick  --  (cause  a  prickling  sensation) 
  6.  prick  --  (to  cause  a  sharp  emotional  pain;  "The  thought  of  her  unhappiness  pricked  his  conscience") 
  7.  sting,  bite,  prick  --  (of  insects,  scorpions,  or  other  animals;  "A  bee  stung  my  arm  yesterday.") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prick 
 
  The  verb  prick  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  prick  --  (make  a  small  hole  into  "The  nurse  pricked  my  finger  to  get  a  small  blood  sample.") 
  2.  (1)  prick,  sting,  twinge  --  (cause  a  stinging  pain) 
  3.  (1)  prick  up  prick,  cock  up  --  (of  the  ears  of  an  animal,  for  example;  "The  dog  pricked  up  his  ears") 
  4.  (1)  goad,  prick  --  (prod  or  urge  as  if  with  a  log  stick) 
  5.  prickle,  prick  --  (cause  a  prickling  sensation) 
  6.  prick  --  (to  cause  a  sharp  emotional  pain;  "The  thought  of  her  unhappiness  pricked  his  conscience") 
  7.  sting,  bite,  prick  --  (of  insects,  scorpions,  or  other  animals;  "A  bee  stung  my  arm  yesterday.") 



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