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Meanings of prick up in inglés

Raise.

Synonyms
Examples for "prick"
Examples for "prick"
1
No wonder the American thought the Englishman used to be a prick.
The Guardian
2
We have no friggin' idea where the prick was all that time.
206 Bones
3
And the two prick forward at once; for there was no delay.
Cliges: A Romance
4
The first prick of it overthrew the last remnant of my patience.
Daisy
5
Even the harmonium seemed to prick up its wooden ears in anticipation.
The Captives
1
What troubled her was that it would cock up over his head.
Novel Notes
2
There's been a bit of a cock up on the catering front.
The Irish Times
3
NEXT year's general election could well be a major cock up.
The Irish Times
4
Hurry up and cock up as much of the rest as you can.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
5
That was a shocking cock up, very unlike this England side.
The Guardian
Usage of prick up in inglés
1
Even the harmonium seemed to prick up its wooden ears in anticipation.
The Captives
2
But now I felt in conscience bound to prick up my ears.
The Opinions of a Philosopher
3
At this the town of Mansoul began to prick up its ears.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction
4
All this, you may be sure, made us prick up our ears.
Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
5
If I were a dog, Bob would've seen my ears prick up.
Guns will keep us together
6
Something in his voice made me prick up my ears for the reply.
Three John Silence Stories
7
I prick up my ears; there is going to be fun.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
8
The owner of the picture began to prick up his ears.
His Grace of Osmonde / Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Lif...
9
I prick up my ears to it, and paw the platform.
Yet Again
10
What the mucker beard of that conversation made him prick up his ears.
The Mucker
11
The sound of merry voices made him prick up his ears.
Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times
12
We should be asking questions that make people's ears prick up.
The Guardian
13
Now indeed did I prick up my ears and listen intently.
Tales of Destiny
14
In competition his ears prick up as he concentrates on hearing my instructions.
Reuters
15
I could practically see her ears prick up, like a terrier's.
Dangerous Women
16
Styx is munching on the grass, but her ears prick up in alarm.
The Princess of Egypt Must Die
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Prick up through the time
Prick up across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common