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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
- 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
- produce.
- produced.
- producer.
- product.
- production.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prod /prɒd/ vb (prods, prodding, prodded)- to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object
- (transitive) to rouse or urge to action
n - the act or an instance of prodding
- a sharp or pointed object
- a stimulus or reminder
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain originˈprodder n |