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Meaning of prick

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  prick
      n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or
           irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard},
           {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker},
           {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch},
           {SOB}]
      2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn:
         {incision}, {scratch}, {prick}, {slit}, {dent}]
      3: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick},
         {shaft}, {pecker}, {peter}, {tool}, {putz}]
      4: the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the
         balloon a small prick" [syn: {prick}, {pricking}]
      v 1: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The
           nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn:
           {prickle}, {prick}]
      2: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn:
         {prick}, {sting}, {twinge}]
      3: raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: {prick up},
         {prick}, {cock up}]
      4: stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick [syn: {goad},
         {prick}]
      5: cause a prickling sensation [syn: {prickle}, {prick}]
      6: to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her
         unhappiness pricked his conscience"
      7: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn:
         {sting}, {bite}, {prick}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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