Prod

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
  • v. To goad to action; incite.
  • n. A pointed object used to prod: a cattle prod.
  • n. An incitement; a stimulus.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To poke, to push, to touch.
  • v. To encourage, to prompt.
  • n. A device (often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.
  • n. A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.
  • n. A light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd.
  • v. To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; ; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pointed (often blunt-pointed) weapon or instrument, as a goad or an awl.
  • n. A long wooden pin used to secure thatch upon a roof. See the quotation.
  • n. A crossbow used for throwing balls of metal or stone. Compare stone-bow.
  • n. [⟨ prod, v.] A prick or punch with a pointed or somewhat blunt instrument; a poke.
  • To prick or punch with a pointed instrument; goad; poke.
  • n. A pyramidal or conical point which protrudes from the face of a loam-plate or a core-plate for the purpose of holding or retaining the loam.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. urge on; cause to act
  • v. to push against gently
  • n. a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
  • v. poke or thrust abruptly
  • n. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  • Verb Form
    prodded    prodding    prods   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    thrust    encouragement   
    Variant
    prodding    prodded   
    Hyponym
    goad    halloo    goose   
    Form
    prodded    prodding   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    poke   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Assad    Cod    Dodd    Fahd    God    Mossad    Odd    Pernod    Riyadh    Rod   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    miraculorum    nudge    jab    poke    swipe    nip    cepit    shove    slap    jibe