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- pronunciation:
- prIk
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verb |
| inflections: |
pricks, pricking, pricked |
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When you prick something, you put a tiny hole in it with a small, sharp object. If a person is not careful when they are sewing, they could prick their finger with a needle or a pin.
Many people prick a potato before baking it. They do that so that the steam that builds up inside the potato can get out and the potato doesn't explode in the oven! Exploding doesn't happen often, but it's possible.I pricked my finger on the thorn of a rose.- similar words:
- pierce, poke, stab, stick
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| related words: |
bite, pierce, poke, stab, stick, tempt |
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