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