prod

verb

/prɒd/

/prɑːd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they prod	/prɒd/ /prɑːd/
he / she / it prods	/prɒdz/ /prɑːdz/
past simple prodded	/ˈprɒdɪd/ /ˈprɑːdɪd/
past participle prodded	/ˈprɒdɪd/ /ˈprɑːdɪd/
-ing form prodding	/ˈprɒdɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːdɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] to push somebody/something with your finger or with a pointed object synonym poke
- prod somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up.
- She prodded the dry ground with a stick.
- prod at somebody/something He prodded at his breakfast with a fork.
- prod somebody/something + adj Martha prodded him awake.
[transitive] to try to make somebody do something, especially when they are unwilling
- prod somebody into something She finally prodded him into action.
- prod somebody into doing something Institutions were prodded into changing over to commercial management structures.
- prod (somebody) + speech ‘You still haven't answered my question,’ she prodded him.
- prod somebody to do something He kept very quiet until she prodded him to say what he was looking for.
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement, or a blend of poke and dialect brod ‘to goad, prod’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

prod

noun

/prɒd/

/prɑːd/

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the act of pushing somebody with your finger or with a pointed object synonym dig
- She gave him a sharp prod with her umbrella.
- She gave the pile of clothes another prod.
(informal) an act of encouraging somebody or of reminding somebody to do something
- If they haven't replied by next week, you'll have to call them and give them a prod.
an instrument like a stick that is used for prodding animals
Prod
(also Proddie
/ˈprɒdi/

/ˈprɑːdi/
)
(informal) (especially in Ireland) an offensive word for a Protestant

Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement, or a blend of poke and dialect brod ‘to goad, prod’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.