| prick | | |
| n. (person) | 1. asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, shit, sob, son of a bitch, whoreson | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous. |
| ~ dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth, smut | an offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
| ~ disagreeable person, unpleasant person | a person who is not pleasant or agreeable. |
| n. (shape) | 2. dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit | a depression scratched or carved into a surface. |
| ~ imprint, impression, depression | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing.; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| ~ scotch, score | a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). |
| n. (body) | 3. cock, dick, pecker, peter, prick, putz, shaft, tool | obscene terms for penis. |
| ~ penis, phallus, member | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism). |
| ~ dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth, smut | an offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
| n. (act) | 4. prick, pricking | the act of puncturing with a small point.; "he gave the balloon a small prick" |
| ~ puncture | the act of puncturing or perforating. |
| v. (contact) | 5. prick, prickle | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" |
| ~ needle | prick with a needle. |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| v. (perception) | 6. prick, sting, twinge | cause a stinging pain.; "The needle pricked his skin" |
| ~ ache, hurt, suffer | feel physical pain.; "Were you hurting after the accident?" |
| ~ prickle, prick | cause a prickling sensation. |
| v. (motion) | 7. cock up, prick, prick up | raise.; "The dog pricked up his ears" |
| ~ erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| v. (contact) | 8. goad, prick | stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick. |
| ~ stab, jab | stab or pierce.; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" |
| v. (perception) | 9. prick, prickle | cause a prickling sensation. |
| ~ twinge, prick, sting | cause a stinging pain.; "The needle pricked his skin" |
| v. (emotion) | 10. prick | to cause a sharp emotional pain.; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| v. (contact) | 11. bite, prick, sting | deliver a sting to.; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| probe | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. investigation, probe | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities.; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" |
| ~ inquiry, enquiry, research | a search for knowledge.; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" |
| ~ fishing expedition | an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. probe | a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities. |
| ~ surgical instrument | a medical instrument used in surgery. |
| n. (act) | 3. probe | an exploratory action or expedition. |
| ~ exploration | a careful systematic search. |
| n. (act) | 4. probe | an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity. |
| ~ research | systematic investigation to establish facts. |
| v. (communication) | 5. examine, probe | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ enquire, investigate, inquire | conduct an inquiry or investigation of.; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" |
| ~ re-examine | question after cross-examination by opposing counsel.; "re-examine one's witness" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ hear, try | examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" |
| v. (contact) | 6. dig into, poke into, probe | examine physically with or as if with a probe.; "probe an anthill" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ gutter | wear or cut gutters into.; "The heavy rain guttered the soil" |
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