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prod
1[prod]
verb (used with object)
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.
I prodded him with my elbow.
to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad.
noun
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, especially an electrified rod that administers a mild shock.
a cattle prod.
Prod
2[prod]
noun
a Protestant, especially an Anglo-Irish Protestant.
prod.
3abbreviation
produce.
produced.
producer.
product.
production.
prod
1/ prɒd /
verb
to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object
(tr) to rouse or urge to action
noun
the act or an instance of prodding
a sharp or pointed object
a stimulus or reminder
prod.
2abbreviation
produce
produced
product
Prod
3/ prɒd /
noun
derogatory, another word for Protestant
Other Word Forms
- prodder noun
- unprodded adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prod1
Origin of prod2
Word History and Origins
Origin of prod1
Example Sentences
The next day, after more prodding by Amelia’s father, police received permission to search some parts of the house but found no sign of her.
What follows is less of a neighborly conversation than Nile prodding a potential victim for exploitable weaknesses.
The incongruous scene, with veiled women clinking glasses, signals the changes under way and in the conservative kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites, as deep-seated taboos are gently prodded.
Particularly relevant to the Oakland complaints, AB 715 includes a provision intended to prod districts to resolve discrimination complaints sooner.
He’d need to prod the big Wall Street firms to create them.
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