v. & n.
--v. (prodded, prodding)
1. tr. poke with the finger or a pointed object.
2 tr. stimulate to action.
3 intr. (foll. by at) make a prodding motion.
--n.
1. a poke or thrust.
2 a stimulus to action.
3 a pointed instrument.
Derivatives:
prodder n.
Etymology: 16th c.: perh. imit.