■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded )
1》 poke with a finger, pointed object, etc.
2》 stimulate or persuade to do something.
■ noun
1》 a poke.
2》 a stimulus or reminder.
3》 a pointed implement, typically discharging an electric current and used as a goad.
Derivatives
~der noun
Origin
C16 (as v.): perh. symbolic of a short poke, or a blend of poke 1 and dialect brod 'to goad, ~'.