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Prod

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Noun

1. goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

Example Sentences:
'the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves'

2. goad, prod

a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

Verb

3. nudge, poke at, prod

to push against gently

Example Sentences:
'She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant'

4. egg on, incite, prod

urge on; cause to act

Example Sentences:
'The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window'

5. dig, jab, poke, prod, stab

poke or thrust abruptly

Example Sentences:
'he jabbed his finger into her ribs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prod

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verbWord forms: prods, prodding or prodded
1. 
to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object
2. (transitive)
to rouse or urge to action
noun
3. 
the act or an instance of prodding
4. 
a sharp or pointed object
5. 
a stimulus or reminder
noun
offensive, slang another word for Protestant
abbreviation for
1. 
produce
2. 
produced
3. 
product

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Prod

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈprodded or ˈprodding
1. 
to jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad
2. 
to urge or stir into action
noun
3. 
the act of prodding; jab, poke, thrust, etc.
4. 
something that prods; specif., a rod or pointed stick used in driving cattle
1. 
produce
2. 
produced
3. 
product
4. 
production

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Prod

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n.
Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Protestant.
tr.v. prod·ded, prod·ding, prods
1. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
2. To goad to action; incite.
n.
1. A pointed object used to prod: a cattle prod.
2. An incitement; a stimulus.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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