to prick up its ears
1Prick Up Your Ears — Infobox Film name = Prick Up Your Ears caption = Poster for Prick Up Your Ears director = Stephen Frears producer = writer = John Lahr (book) Alan Bennett (screenplay) starring = Gary Oldman Alfred Molina Vanessa Redgrave Wallace Shawn Julie… …
2prick up one's ears — {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear. * /The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her./ …
3prick up one's ears — {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear. * /The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her./ …
4prick — prick1 [prık] v 1.) [T] to make a small hole in something using something sharp ▪ Prick the sausages before you grill them. prick yourself/prick your finger (=accidentally make a hole in your skin) ▪ She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn.… …
5prick — 1 verb 1 (T) to make a small hole in something, using a sharp point: Prick the pastry lightly with a fork. | prick yourself/prick your finger: Ouch! I ve pricked my finger with the needle. 2 (I, T) to feel an unpleasant stinging feeling on your… …
6prick — /prɪk / (say prik) noun 1. a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like. 2. the act of pricking: the prick of a needle. 3. the state or sensation of being pricked. 4. Colloquial (taboo) a. the penis. b. an unpleasant or despicable person. 5.… …
7prick — I UK [prɪk] / US verb Word forms prick : present tense I/you/we/they prick he/she/it pricks present participle pricking past tense pricked past participle pricked 1) [transitive] to make a very small hole in the surface of something with a sharp… …
8prick — [[t]prɪk[/t]] n. 1) pat a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like 2) the act of pricking: the prick of a needle[/ex] 3) pat the state or sensation of being pricked 4) cvb pat a sharp pain or feeling of discomfort caused by or as if by being …
9prick — prick1 [ prık ] verb 1. ) transitive to make a very small hole in the surface of something with a sharp object: He pricked his finger and drew blood. Prick the sausages with a fork. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to cause or experience a guilty… …
10prick — 1. verb 1) prick the potatoes with a fork Syn: pierce, puncture, make/put a hole in, stab, perforate, nick, jab 2) her conscience pricked her Syn: trouble, worry, distress, perturb …
