prick

1. 1.

   insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

   Synonymsassholebastardcocksuckerdickheadshitmother fuckermotherfuckerwhoresonson of a bitchSOB

   Broaderunpleasant person

   obscenity

2. 2.

   a depression scratched or carved into a surface

   Synonymsincisionscratchslitdent

   Broaderdepression

   Narrowerscore
3. 3.

   obscene terms for penis

   Synonymscockdickshaftpeckertoolputz

   Broaderpenis

   obscenity

4. 4.

   the act of puncturing with a small point

   “he gave the balloon a small prick”

   Synonymspricking

   Broaderpuncture

Other forms of prick

plural

pricks·

past tense

pricked·

present participle

pricking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about prick

What does prick mean?

prick means "make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prick?

prick has 1 syllable: prick. In IPA it is /ˈpɹɪk/.

What is another word for prick?

Close synonyms include prickle, sting, twinge, prick up, cock up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prick a common word?

prick is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.