Definitions of Prod [ɒd]

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Definition of 'Prod'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) prod
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed.

2. prod
to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad.

3. (n.) prod
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.

4. prod
any of various pointed instruments, as an electrified rod, used as a goad:
a cattle prod.

Etymology: (1525–35; orig. uncert.)

Definition of 'Prod'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"

2. (verb) prod, goad
a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

3. (verb) nudge, poke at, prod
to push against gently
"She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

4. (verb) prod, incite, egg on
urge on; cause to act
"The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

5. (verb) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

Definition of 'Prod'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Prod
a pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc

2. (noun) Prod
a prick or stab which a pointed instrument

3. (noun) Prod
a light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd

4. (verb) Prod
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

Translation of 'Prod'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to push with something pointed; to poke He prodded her arm with his finger.
Afrikaans: stoot, steek	Arabic: يَنْخَس، يَخِز	Bulgarian: бодвам
Brazilian: espetar	Czech: píchnout, šťouchnout	German: stechen
Danish: prikke til	Greek: σπρώχνω, κεντρίζω, τσιγκλ	Spanish: pinchar; empujar
Estonian: suskama	Farsi: سیخونک زدن	Finnish: tökätä
French: pousser	Hebrew: לִדחוֹף	Hindi: चुभाना
Hungarian: döf	Indonesian: menyodok	Icelandic: stingaí, pota
Italian: spingere	Japanese: つつく	Korean: 찌르다
Lithuanian: baksnoti, bakstelėti, bak	Latvian: []bikstīt; iegrūst vieglu	Malay: penujah
Dutch: porren	Norwegian: stikke, pirke	Polish: dźgać, kłuć
Persian: سیخونک زدن	Pashto: چوكه	Portuguese: espetar
Romanian: aîmpunge	Russian: тыкать, колоть	Slovak: pichnúť, štuchnúť
Slovenian: zbosti	Serbian: gurnuti	Swedish: sticka [till], stöta till
Thai: แหย่	Turkish: dürt(ükle)mek	Taiwanese: 戳
Ukrainian: тикати	Urdu: چبھونا، گھسيڑنا	Vietnamese: đâm; chọc
Chinese: 戳
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