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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prod. abbreviation for - produce
- produced
- product
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prod /prɑd/USA pronunciation v., prod•ded, prod•ding, n. v. [~ + object] - to jab with something pointed:to prod the cattle along.
- to incite as if by poking;
nag; goad:If those insults don't prod him into action, what will? n. [countable] - the act of prodding;
a poke or jab. - any of various pointed instruments used to force someone or some animal to move along:a cattle prod.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prod (prod),USA pronunciation v., prod•ded, prod•ding, n. v.t. - 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. n. - the act of prodding;
a poke or jab. - any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, esp. an electrified rod that administers a mild shock:a cattle prod.
- origin, originally uncertain 1525–35
prod′der, n. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impel, stir, prompt, excite.
Prod (prod),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Ulster Slang](often disparaging and offensive).- British Termsa Protestant, esp. an Anglo-Irish Protestant.
- d probably reflects the voicing or flap characteristic of some Ulster accents by shortening
prod., - produce.
- produced.
- producer.
- product.
- production.
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