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Meaning of pricked

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pricked

Pronunciation:/pɹɪkt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To pierce or puncture slightly.

    Example: John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.

  2. To form by piercing or puncturing.

    Example: to prick a pattern for embroidery

  3. To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.

  4. To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Punctured by small holes