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pricked

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /pɹɪkt/

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Verb

pricked verb

  1. To pierce or puncture slightly.“John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.”
  2. To form by piercing or puncturing.“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

pricked adjective

  1. Punctured by small holes

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