PROD

1. n. 1. тычок; a prod with a bayonet - укол штыком 2. инструмент для прокалывания; шило, стрекало и т. п. 2. v. 1. тыкать, колоть; He prodded at the meat with his knife. The fighter won not by a single blow, but by prodding at his opponent so effectively that he weakened him. 2. протыкать, прокалывать 3. подгонять, побуждать; подстрекать, возбуждать; раздражать; He proded me into visiting the exhibition. Syn: impel