Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "prick" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

ear prick fingerprick gnat's prick heelprick like a spare prick at a wedding pinprick prick farrier prick of perfection prick one's ears prick out prick post prick punch prick tease prick test prick the garter prick up one's ears prick-eared prick-me-dainty prick-teaser pricked pricker prickery pricket prickette prickface prickhead pricking pricking at the belt pricking-up prickingly prickish prickle prickless pricklouse prickly prickpunch prickshaft pricksong prickteaser prickwad prickwood pricky superprick

Etymologically Related To

pritch

Context

historical horticulture nautical pejorative slang vulgar

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ache arouse depression disagreeable person elicit enkindle erect evoke fire hurt impression imprint jab kindle member penis phallus pierce provoke puncture raise rear stab sting suffer twinge unpleasant person

Type Of (IsA)

puncture

Manner Of

arouse hurt

Related Terms

acid acidic aim archer dial dot dots dress footprint goad hare hole horse incite indentation interval jot mark particle penis perforation pierce pin plant point prink puncture pungent ride sharp sour stimulate target wine

Synonym Network

asshole cock goad incision prick up prickle sting

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.