n.
Pronunciation: ' präd
Function: verb
Inflected Form: prod · ded ; prod · ding
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1535
transitive verb
1 a : to thrust a pointed instrument into : PRICK b : to incite to action : STIR
2 : to poke or stir as if with a prod
intransitive verb : to urge someone on
– prod · der noun