Definition of prig

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Prig (v. t.) To filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief..

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Right :: Right (a.) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To set up; to put upright.
Priggism :: Priggism (n.) Roguery; thievery.
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Pleasant :: Pleasant (a.) Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow..
Priggish :: Priggish (a.) Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical.
Crankness :: Crankness (n.) Sprightliness; vigor; health.
Peak :: Peak (v. t.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular..
Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall..
Mercurialize :: Mercurialize (v. i.) To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious..
Position :: Position (n.) The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position..
Prig :: Prig (n.) A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow..
Upright :: Upright (a.) Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
Probity :: Probity (n.) Tried virtue or integrity; approved moral excellence; honesty; rectitude; uprightness.
Spriggy :: Sprigged (a.) Having sprigs.
Riser :: Riser (n.) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread..
Justice :: Justice (a.) The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.
Erect :: Erect (v. i.) To rise upright.
Spright :: Spright (n.) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.
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