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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 for
- produce.
- produced.
- producer.
- product.
- production.
Prod
1/ prɒd /
prod
2/ 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.
3abbreviation for
- produce
- produced
- product
Derived Forms
- ˈprodder, noun
Other Words From
- prod·der noun
- un·prod·ded adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prod1
Origin of prod2
Word History and Origins
Origin of prod1
Example Sentences
God has to continually prompt and prod him, and puts his brother Aaron at his side to do most of the real leadership.
These tests prod and poke the children, creating lots of anxiety and taking away from the joy of learning.
But to prod the War on Drugs ever further into history is to make the death of children like Michael Brown ever less likely.
Those were executive action, designed to call attention to an issue, prod Congress, or achieve results.
And, of course, a rebuke to our current politics and especially our president, who seems unable to prod a bee to buzz.
No sooner had his feet hit the floor, however, than he felt the cold, stern prod of the barrel of an automatic.
She was badly needed to prod the Mexican women in their labors of making beds and sweeping rooms that were occupied twice daily.
For the time being, I'd like to loaf on you for a week or so and watch the wheels go around without my having to prod them.
It is wonderful how a mite of laudation will prod us to be more worthy.
We felt the prod of gregarious instinct, the drawing together as though for united action, the impulse toward cooperation.
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