verb Download 🔗Share To pierce or puncture slightly. Examples : "John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood." action body sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark. Examples : "The teacher pricked the correct answer on the board. " mark action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart). Examples : "The sailor pricked the ship's route on the map each day to track their progress. " nautical sailing mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. Examples : "The sailmaker carefully pricked the canvas, creating a strong seam down the middle of the new sail. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing. Examples : "to prick a knife into a board" action point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up. Examples : "The dog pricked its ears up at the sound of a squirrel in the yard. " animal sensation action body nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals. Examples : "After the seedlings sprouted, she carefully pricked them out into individual pots for stronger growth. " agriculture plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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