prikken — meaning in English

English meaning

• fork noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
• jab noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
• nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
• smart adjective Intelligent; quick to learn or understand.

Senses

prikken is used for these senses in English:

• fork (transitive) To move with a fork (as hay or food).
• jab (slang, UK) To give someone an injection.
• nettle (transitive) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
• smart (intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.

fork — full definition

1. noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
2. noun A point where a road, path, or river splits into two directions.
3. noun A separate version of a software project or dataset created from an existing one.
4. verb To split into two or more branches or directions.

jab — full definition

1. noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
2. noun British informal: an injection, especially a vaccination.
3. noun A cutting remark aimed at someone.
4. verb To poke or punch sharply and quickly.
5. verb To give someone an injection.

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