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verb (used with object)

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.

noun

the act of prodding; a poke or jab.

any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, especially an electrified rod that administers a mild shock: a cattle prod.

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Origin:
1525–35; origin uncertain

Related forms

prod·der, noun

un·prod·ded, adjective

Synonyms
2. impel, stir, prompt, excite.

Example Sentences

Some critics blame the state for not doing more to prod municipalities into recycling.

Such trial runs can prod you to save more-contributing, in the end, to peace of mind.

But the broad objective must be gradually to prod banks to shrink and improve their liquidity.

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Some critics blame the state for not doing more to prod municipalities into recycling.

Such trial runs can prod you to save more-contributing, in the end, to peace of mind.

But the broad objective must be gradually to prod banks to shrink and improve their liquidity.

Handfishers probe and prod for the holes where the fish lurk during breeding season.

Weighing in at about three pounds, pCubee gives users a chance to poke and prod objects virtually using a stylus.

Its members smile or point or prod the corpse, or they merely settle for looking grim and purposeful.

If you are untenured you might quietly prod senior faculty who are also bothered by it to request a meeting with the dean.

Elections give voters the chance to prod it in the right direction.

Operators controlled the jockeys remotely, signaling them to pull their reins and prod the camels with whips.

Lenovo loves to push and prod at the boundaries of notebook technology.

Judges, they say, typically prod litigants to reconsider the option of settlement at key stages in a case.

Prod them, and they will try to regain their balance.

The cook knelt and tried to prod him out with a stick.

Three research groups used similar methods to prod certain immune cells in human blood to become induced pluripotent stem cells.

Netherlands tightens rules to prod eternal students.

And it took too much time and effort to prod suppliers to set standards high and keep them.

Matt holds a pole to prod a giant crocodile during a relocation.

It could use its dominance in online music to prod artists into providing a personal touch.

Then they had to prod state housing officials to action, sometimes through court orders.

The idea is to prod the private sector to improve its environmental record.

For safety and efficiency's sake, security researchers often poke and prod new malware samples in a virtual environment.

Yet, prod a bit further, and the picture is a bit more complex.

These dolphins were trained to prod swimmers or dummies with the needle.

But first the eggs need to be activated, which is basically a jump-start to prod them to begin dividing.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun Chiefly Ulster Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive.

a Protestant, especially an Anglo-Irish Protestant.

Origin:
by shortening; d probably reflects the voicing or flap characteristic of some Ulster accents

produced.

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World English Dictionary

prod (prɒd)

—vb , prods, prodding, prodded
1.	to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object
2.	(tr) to rouse or urge to action

—n
3.	the act or an instance of prodding
4.	a sharp or pointed object
5.	a stimulus or reminder

[C16: of uncertain origin]

'prodder

—n

Prod (prɒd)

—n
	derogatory, slang another word for Protestant

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Word Origin & History

prod

1530s, "to poke with a stick," possibly a variant of brod, from M.E. brodden "to goad," from O.N. broddr "shaft, spike" (see brad), or perhaps onomatopoeic. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. The noun is recorded from 1802.

Slang Dictionary

prod definition

n.
a reminder. : She gave me a little prod about the report that is due Monday.
tv.
to remind someone (about something). : Stop prodding me about these minor matters.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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