prick
English
/pɹɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.
- (obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.
- A small pointed object.
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang) The penis.
- (UK) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- (now) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- The footprint of a hare.
- (obsolete) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
- (obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English prik inherited from Old English prica inherited from Proto-Germanic *prikô derived from Proto-Indo-European *breyǵ- (scrape, rub, chap, scratch, prickle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*breyǵ-
Gloss
scrape, rub, chap, scratch, prickle
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- face English
- finger English
- fingerprick English
- louse English
- pin English
- pinprick English
- pricker English
- prickery English
- pricket English
- pricketh English
- prickette English
- prickface English
- prickhead English
- prickish English
- prickless English
- pricklouse English
- prickpunch English
- prickshaft English
- pricksong English
- prickteaser English
- prickwad English
- prickwood English
- pricky English
- punch English
- shaft English
- song English
- superprick English
- teaser English
- wood English
- griepprik Dutch, Flemish
- pikaks Dutch, Flemish
- pikhouweel Dutch, Flemish
- pikken Dutch, Flemish
- prik Dutch, Flemish
- prikken Dutch, Flemish
- prikkie Dutch, Flemish
- ruggenprik Dutch, Flemish
- zeeprik Dutch, Flemish
- *breyǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *prik- Proto-Germanic
- *prikô Proto-Germanic
- prica Old English
- prician Old English
- prik Middle English
- prikken Middle English
- prioc Irish
- prik Danish
- prikprodukt Danish
- pricke Middle Dutch
- briog Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- pricke Middle Low German