I. ˈpräd verb
( prodded ; prodded ; prodding ; prods )
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1.
a. : to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick with something sharp or blunted
the animals were … ruthlessly prodded — V.G.Heiser
b. : to incite to action or thought : jog lightly : stir up : jostle , nudge
discretion and good judgment can be cultivated and prodded — Saturday Review
the student was … prodded to master something — W.H.White
2. : to poke about or stir as if with a prod
refilling his pipe … he prodded the bowl with his thumb — Ellen Glasgow
a fine cock rail … stopping to prod the mud — D.C.Peattie
intransitive verb
: to go poking — usually used with in or at
it is not the facts … which drive and prod at my imagination — Marcia Davenport
Synonyms: see urge
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a pointed instrument used to impel, move, poke, stir, or make an electrical contact
2. : an incitement to act : a sharp reminder : thrust
under the prod of skepticism, there have been refinements in technique — Roland Walker
a prod on the subject of church attendance — Compton Mackenzie
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- on the prod
III.
variant of prad
IV. abbreviation
1. produce; producer; produced
2. product; production