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Hooligan vs Prick - What's the difference?

hooligan | prick |


As nouns the difference between hooligan and prick

is that hooligan is a person that causes trouble or violence while prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

As a verb prick is

to pierce or puncture slightly.

Prick vs Pecker - What's the difference?

prick | pecker |


As nouns the difference between prick and pecker

is that prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing while pecker is someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly.

As a verb prick

is to pierce or puncture slightly.

Prick vs Sew - What's the difference?

prick | sew |


In lang=en terms the difference between prick and sew

is that prick is to become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine while sew is to enclose by sewing.

As verbs the difference between prick and sew

is that prick is to pierce or puncture slightly while sew is to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together or sew can be (obsolete|transitive) to drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.

As a noun prick

is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

Prick vs Drill - What's the difference?

prick | drill |


As nouns the difference between prick and drill

is that prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing while drill is drill, exercise.

As a verb prick

is to pierce or puncture slightly.

Prick vs Injection - What's the difference?

prick | injection |


As nouns the difference between prick and injection

is that prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing while injection is the act of injecting, or something that is injected.

As a verb prick

is to pierce or puncture slightly.

Prick vs Accelerate - What's the difference?

prick | accelerate | Related terms |

Prick is a related term of accelerate.


As verbs the difference between prick and accelerate

is that prick is to pierce or puncture slightly while accelerate is (label) to cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

As a noun prick

is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

As an adjective accelerate is

(rare) accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

Prick vs Cleave - What's the difference?

prick | cleave | Related terms |

Prick is a related term of cleave.


In lang=en terms the difference between prick and cleave

is that prick is to become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine while cleave is to cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto.

As nouns the difference between prick and cleave

is that prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing while cleave is (technology) flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.

As verbs the difference between prick and cleave

is that prick is to pierce or puncture slightly while cleave is to split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument or cleave can be to cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto.

Prick vs Prob - What's the difference?

prick | prob |


As nouns the difference between prick and prob

is that prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing while prob is short form of {{term|problem}}.

As a verb prick

is to pierce or puncture slightly.

As an abbreviation prob is

abbreviation of {{term|probably}}, often seen in dictionary etymologies.

Prick vs Spike - What's the difference?

prick | spike |


As nouns the difference between prick and spike

is that prick is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing while spike is an ear of corn or grain.

As verbs the difference between prick and spike

is that prick is to pierce or puncture slightly while spike is to fix on a spike; to pierce or run through with a spike.

As a proper noun Spike is

A male nickname.

Prick vs Reduce - What's the difference?

prick | reduce | Related terms |

Prick is a related term of reduce.


In lang=en terms the difference between prick and reduce

is that prick is to become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine while reduce is to bring to an inferior state or condition.

As verbs the difference between prick and reduce

is that prick is to pierce or puncture slightly while reduce is to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.

As a noun prick

is a small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

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