![prod |prɒd|
verb ( prodded , prodding ) [ trans. ]
poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object : he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring | [ intrans. ] a woman prods at a tiger with a stick.
• stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something : he has been trying to prod the White House into launching an antipoverty program.
noun
1 a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object : he gave the wire netting an experimental prod.
• an act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something : he’ll need a little prod to get back to the task at hand.
2 a pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad : a cattle prod.
DERIVATIVES
prodder noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a verb): perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement, or a blend of poke 1 and dialect brod [to goad, prod.] The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyh1rupTuk1qacfdho1_500.jpg)
prod |prɒd|
verb ( prodded , prodding ) [ trans. ]
poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object : he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring | [ intrans. ] a woman prods at a tiger with a stick.
• stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something : he has been trying to prod the White House into launching an antipoverty program.
noun
1 a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object : he gave the wire netting an experimental prod.
• an act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something : he’ll need a little prod to get back to the task at hand.
2 a pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad : a cattle prod.
DERIVATIVES
prodder noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a verb): perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement, or a blend of poke 1 and dialect brod [to goad, prod.] The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.
