pricked

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of prick. Use it for something done in the past, or after has, had or was.

   She pricked her finger on a rose thorn in the garden.

   The dog's ears pricked up when it heard the car outside.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having small holes poked through it.

   The kids hung pricked paper lanterns that let out little dots of light.

   Mom put a pricked lid on the jar so the caterpillar could breathe.

   Similarpierced, perforated

3. 3
   adjectivefiguratively

   Listening carefully, like a dog that lifts its ears to hear.

   Keep your ears pricked for the driver calling our stop.

   The kids sat with their ears pricked, waiting to hear their names.

   Similarcocked, alert

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