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pricking |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prick 2 of 7 senses of prick Sense 1 prick => needle Sense 2 prick, sting, twinge => prickle, prick Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prick 2 of 7 senses of prick Sense 1 prick => needle Sense 2 prick, sting, twinge => prickle, prick Entailment of verb prick Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb prick 7 senses of prick Sense 1 prick => pierce Sense 2 prick, sting, twinge => hurt, ache, suffer Sense 3 prick up prick, cock up => rear, erect Sense 4 goad, prick => stab, jab Sense 5 prickle, prick => prick, sting, twinge Sense 6 prick => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke Sense 7 sting, bite, prick => pierce Familiarity of verb prick prick used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb prick Sense 1 prick => pierce -------------- Sense 2 prick, sting, twinge => hurt, ache, suffer -------------- Sense 3 prick up prick, cock up => rear, erect -------------- Sense 4 goad, prick => stab, jab -------------- Sense 5 prickle, prick => prick, sting, twinge -------------- Sense 6 prick => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -------------- Sense 7 sting, bite, prick => pierce -------------- Grep of noun pricking pricking Overview of noun pricking The noun pricking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. prick, pricking -- (the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick") Overview of verb prick The verb prick has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) prick -- (make a small hole into "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample.") 2. (1) prick, sting, twinge -- (cause a stinging pain) 3. (1) prick up prick, cock up -- (of the ears of an animal, for example; "The dog pricked up his ears") 4. (1) goad, prick -- (prod or urge as if with a log stick) 5. prickle, prick -- (cause a prickling sensation) 6. prick -- (to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience") 7. sting, bite, prick -- (of insects, scorpions, or other animals; "A bee stung my arm yesterday.") Overview of noun pricking The noun pricking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. prick, pricking -- (the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick") Overview of verb prick The verb prick has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) prick -- (make a small hole into "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample.") 2. (1) prick, sting, twinge -- (cause a stinging pain) 3. (1) prick up prick, cock up -- (of the ears of an animal, for example; "The dog pricked up his ears") 4. (1) goad, prick -- (prod or urge as if with a log stick) 5. prickle, prick -- (cause a prickling sensation) 6. prick -- (to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience") 7. sting, bite, prick -- (of insects, scorpions, or other animals; "A bee stung my arm yesterday.")
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