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Definition of prodder - 4 dictionary results

prod

  [prod] verb, prod⋅ded, prod⋅ding, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow.
2. to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad.
–noun
3. the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
4. any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, esp. an electrified rod that administers a mild shock: a cattle prod.
Origin:
1525–35; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
prodder, noun

Synonyms:
2. impel, stir, prompt, excite.
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prod   (prŏd)   
tr.v.   prod·ded, prod·ding, prods

  1. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.

  2. To goad to action; incite.

n.  

  1. A pointed object used to prod: a cattle prod.

  2. An incitement; a stimulus.


[Origin unknown.]
prod'der n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
prod

  1. n.
    a reminder. : She gave me a little prod about the report that is due Monday.
  2. 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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Word Origin & History

prod  (v.)
1535, "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. Fig. sense is recorded from 1871. The noun is recorded from 1802.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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