Difference between Prick and Slit

What is the difference between Prick and Slit?

Prick as a noun is the feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail. while Slit as a noun is a narrow cut or opening; a slot.

Prick

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail. A small pointed object. A sharp feeling of remorse. (Acts ii. 37.) [ca. 1740-1850] Small roll of yarn or tobacco. A penis. A man or boy who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pierce or puncture. To urge, to spur, to goad, to incite. To trace a ship's course on a chart. To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)

Slit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cut a narrow opening.To split in two parts.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A narrow cut or opening; a slot.The opening of the vagina.A derogatory name for a woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

Example sentence: I don't think you should be allowed to eat in a restaurant if you haven't waited tables at least once. It's so irritating when I see people being rude to waiters, like, it makes me want to slit their throats! Like, really? You're really this inconsiderate?

We hope you now know whether to use Prick or Slit in your sentence.

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