"pricked" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹɪkt/
Rhymes: -ɪkt Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} pricked
  1. Punctured by small holes.
    Sense id: en-pricked-en-adj-xkZ~bt60
  2. (figuratively, of ears) Listening carefully. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pricked-en-adj-xJ6GQ7CI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pierced, punctured Derived forms: pin-pricked Related terms: prick up one's ears

Verb

IPA: /pɹɪkt/
Rhymes: -ɪkt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pricked
  1. simple past and past participle of prick Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: prick
    Sense id: en-pricked-en-verb-GdmJq6nl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 7 67

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