Prod Definition
prŏd
prodded, prodding, prods
verb
prodded, prodding, prods
To jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad.
Webster's New World
To urge or stir into action.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
The act of prodding; jab, poke, thrust, etc.
Webster's New World
Something that prods; specif., a rod or pointed stick used in driving cattle.
Webster's New World
An incitement; a stimulus.
American Heritage
Used as a disparaging term for a Protestant.
American Heritage
A poke.
"It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Produce.
Webster's New World
Produced.
Webster's New World
Product.
Webster's New World
Production.
Webster's New World
Origin of Prod
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From Middle English brodden, from Old Norse broddr (“shaft, spike"), from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz. Cognate with Icelandic broddur, Danish brod.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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