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pricked
We have found lemma(root) word of pricked : prick.
Definitions
[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)
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