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prod

Pronunciation: /prɒd/

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Definition of prod

verb (prods, prodding, prodded)

[with object]
  • poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object:he prodded her in the ribs [no object]:she took up a fork and prodded at the food
  • stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something:they attempted to prod the central bank into cutting interest rates

noun

  • 1a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object:he gave the wire netting an experimental prod
  • an act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something:you need a gentle prod to remind you that life is only what you make it
  • 2a pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad:a cattle prod

Phrases

on the prod

North American informal looking for trouble:a gangster on the prod

Derivatives

prodder

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (as a verb): perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement, or a blend of poke1 and dialect brod 'to goad, prod'. The noun dates from the mid 18th century

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