pricked

verb

Definition of prickednext
past tense of prick
as in punctured

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  1. pierced
  2. punched
  3. bored
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  • In August 2020, an inmate at Phillips State Prison was held hostage and tortured for four days, having been stabbed from behind with his eye pierced and suffering a traumatic brain injury, the report said.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • For the People's Choice Awards in early 2024, the actor pierced her shiny chrome nails with little charms dangling off the tips.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of pierced
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  • The family said Kyle Raleigh punched Troy Morrow and slammed him to the pavement.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Days later, Ann Arbor police say someone punched a student on the porch of a home where students from a historically Jewish fraternity live.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Harris’ response was a longwinded tale of her middle-class upbringing, which bored the host, who begged her to get on with it.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Harris’ response was a longwinded tale of her middle-class upbringing, which bored the host, who begged her to get on with it.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of bored
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pricked

pricked up one's ears

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