Usually means: Raise ears in attention, alertness.
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  1. prick up: Merriam-Webster
  2. prick up: Vocabulary.com
  3. prick (sth) up: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. prick up: Wiktionary
  5. prick up: Dictionary.com
  6. prick up: Rhymezone
  7. prick up: FreeDictionary.org
  8. prick up: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. prick up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. prick up: Encyclopedia

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  1. prick up: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (prick up)

verb:  (intransitive, of ears) To rise and become more alert.
verb:  (transitive) To raise (one's ears).
verb:  (plastering) To apply an undercoat of plaster in order to create a smooth surface for the final coat.

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