Pricker

noun
1.
a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
2.
a sharp point; prickle.
3.
the act of pricking:
the prick of a needle.
4.
the state or sensation of being pricked.
5.
a sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge.
6.
the pointed end of a prickspur.
7.
Slang: Vulgar.

penis.
an obnoxious or contemptible person.

8.
Archaic. a goad for oxen.
9.
Obsolete. a small or minute mark, a dot, or a point.
10.
Obsolete. any pointed instrument or weapon.
verb (used with object)
11.
to pierce with a sharp point; puncture.
12.
to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing.
13.
to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse, anger, etc.:
His conscience pricked him.
14.
to urge on with or as if with a goad or spur:
My duty pricks me on.
15.
to mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something.
16.
to mark or trace (something) on a surface by pricks or dots.
17.
to cause to stand erect or point upward (usually followed by up):
The dog pricked his ears at the sound of the bell.
18.
Farriery.

to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof.
to nick:
to prick a horse’s tail.

19.
to measure (distance, the size of an area, etc.) on a chart with dividers (usually followed by off).
20.
Horticulture. to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usually followed by out or off).
verb (used without object)
21.
to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something.
22.
to have a sensation of being pricked.
23.
to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly.
24.
to rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usually followed by up).
Idioms
25.
kick against the pricks, to resist incontestable facts or authority; protest uselessly:
In appealing the case again, you will just be kicking against the pricks.
26.
prick up one’s ears, to become very alert; listen attentively:
The reporter pricked up his ears at the prospect of a scoop.
noun
1.
a person or thing that pricks
2.
(US) a thorn; prickle
verb (mainly transitive)
1.

to make (a small hole) in (something) by piercing lightly with a sharp point
to wound in this manner

2.
(intransitive) to cause or have a piercing or stinging sensation
3.
to cause to feel a sharp emotional pain: knowledge of such poverty pricked his conscience
4.
to puncture or pierce
5.
to mark, delineate, or outline by dots or punctures
6.
(also intransitive) usually foll by up. to rise or raise erect; point: the dog pricked his ears up at his master’s call
7.
usually foll by out or off. to transplant (seedlings) into a larger container
8.
(often foll by off) (nautical) to measure or trace (a course, distance, etc) on a chart with dividers
9.
(archaic) to rouse or impel; urge on
10.
(intransitive) (archaic) to ride fast on horseback; spur a horse on
11.
prick up one’s ears, to start to listen attentively; become interested
noun
12.
the act of pricking or the condition or sensation of being pricked
13.
a mark made by a sharp point; puncture
14.
a sharp emotional pain resembling the physical pain caused by being pricked: a prick of conscience
15.
a taboo slang word for penis
16.
(slang, derogatory) an obnoxious or despicable man
17.
an instrument or weapon with a sharp point, such as a thorn, goad, bee sting, etc
18.
the footprint or track of an animal, esp a hare
19.
(obsolete) a small mark caused by pricking a surface; dot; point
20.
kick against the pricks, to hurt oneself by struggling against something in vain
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