[prɪk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly
(e.g: prick the potatoes with a fork)

- (especially of a horse or dog) make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert
(e.g: the dog's ears were pricked)


Phrases:
- a spare prick at a wedding
- kick against the pricks
- one's ears prick up
- prick up one's ears

Origin:
Old English pricca (noun), prician (verb), probably of West Germanic origin and related to Low German and Dutch prik (noun), prikken (verb)

[prɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of piercing something with a sharp point
(e.g: the pin prick had produced a drop of blood)

- a man's penis

- a spiked stick used for driving oxen


Phrases:
- a spare prick at a wedding
- kick against the pricks
- one's ears prick up
- prick up one's ears

Origin:
Old English pricca (noun), prician (verb), probably of West Germanic origin and related to Low German and Dutch prik (noun), prikken (verb)