Prod : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Prod	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Prod
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prod n a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" Synonym(s): goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion Synonym(s): prod, goad v to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" Synonym(s): nudge, poke at, prod urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" Synonym(s): prod, incite, egg on poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" Synonym(s): jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prod \Prod\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. brod goad, prickle, sting, and E. brad, also W. procio to poke, thrust.] 1. A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc. 2. A prick or stab which a pointed instrument. 3. A light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prod \Prod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prodded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prodding}.] To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student. --H. Taylor.