I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cattle prod
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His wife prodded him for years before he began writing his first novel.
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Sergeant Thompson raised his stick and prodded the soldier in the chest.
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They walked around him, prodding and pinching him.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And he will prod the party to think twice about shrinking the scope of government.
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But the Senate, prodded by Hatch and Kennedy, took the proposal further.
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In the second month of the class she began to prod the class toward the intermediate stage.
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Léonie prodded the foam with one finger.
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People gathered round, prodding her for news.
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So Iverson kept prodding them, pulling them, urging them to show they belong.
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The male now carefully monitors the temperature of the mound by prodding his beak into it.
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The surgeon prodded the shivery flesh, searching for the tumour that must be removed.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a cattle prod
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He gave the dog a quick prod with his foot.
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Jerry gave me a sharp prod in the back.
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The new law will serve as a prod to make the airline industry increase their safety measures.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A gentle prod not to be scared was about all that Cosmopolitan could handle.
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And these, said Perdita, are the cattle prods.
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As such it was prod and key to personal achievement and productivity.
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He stands up and starts threatening Paul with an imaginary cattle prod .