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PRICK UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Raise

Example:

The dog pricked up his ears

Synonyms:

cock up; prick; prick up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "prick up" is one way to...):

erect; rear (cause to rise up)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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