Translation of 'prick' in English

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ear
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b. (Figurative.) to give sudden attention.
Ex. I pricked up my ears wh' title='expr. prick (up) the ears,
a. to point the ears upward, especially to listen carefully.
Ex. The dog pricked up his ears when he heard his master's footsteps.
b. (Figurative.) to give sudden attention.
Ex. I pricked up my ears wh in english'>expr. prick (up) the ears,
a. to point the ears upward, especially to listen carefully.
Ex. The dog pricked up his ears when he heard his master's footsteps.
b. (Figurative.) to give sudden attention.
Ex. I pricked up my ears wh b. (Figurative.) to give sudden attention.
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First World
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First World
the developed or industrialized countries of the world.
Ex. He tries to prick the conscience of the First World for its complicity in the Third World's troubles (Time).
goad
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v.t. 1. to prick with a goad or other pointed instrument.
Ex. The cowboys goaded some of the slower cows with sticks.
2. (Figurative.) to drive or urge on; act as a goad to; incite.
Ex. Hunger goaded him to steal a loaf of bread.
pink
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pink (2), transitive verb.
1. to prick or pierce with a sword, spear, or dagger.
Ex. The epee wielder can score by pinking his opponent anywhere on the body (Time).
2. to cut the edge of (cloth) in small scallops or notches, to prevent
pinprick
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2. (Figurative.) a petty annoyance; minute irritation.
Ex. The action was viewed in Allied' title='noun 1. the prick of a pin; a minute puncture such as that made by the point of a pin.
Ex. Its destination was a pinprick in the map (Harper's).
2. (Figurative.) a petty annoyance; minute irritation.
Ex. The action was viewed in Allied in english'>noun 1. the prick of a pin; a minute puncture such as that made by the point of a pin.
Ex. Its destination was a pinprick in the map (Harper's).
2. (Figurative.) a petty annoyance; minute irritation.
Ex. The action was viewed in Allied 2. (Figurative.) a petty annoyance; minute irritation.
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polyaesthesia
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polyaesthesia, noun.
(Medicine.) a morbid condition of the sense of touch, as in locomotor ataxia, in which a single stimulus, as the prick of a pin, is felt at two or more places.
prick
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expr. prick (up) the ears. See under ear.
prick
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b. (Nautical.) to chart with dividers.
Ex. The captain ordered the ship's course' title='expr. prick up,
a. to point upward; stand erect.
Ex. The spires of churches are to be seen pricking up through the greenery (Blackwood's Magazine).
b. (Nautical.) to chart with dividers.
Ex. The captain ordered the ship's course in english'>expr. prick up,
a. to point upward; stand erect.
Ex. The spires of churches are to be seen pricking up through the greenery (Blackwood's Magazine).
b. (Nautical.) to chart with dividers.
Ex. The captain ordered the ship's course b. (Nautical.) to chart with dividers.
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spur
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v.t. 1. to prick (a horse) with spurs; urge on with spurs.
Ex. The rider spurred his horse on.
2. (Figurative:)
Ex. Pride spurred the boy to fight. He had spurred his party till he could no longer curb it (Thackeray).
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