prod
🇺🇸
/prɑːd/
🇬🇧
/prɒd/
verb
R
to gently push or poke someone or something, usually with your finger
Don't prod the sleeping dog, or it might wake up and get angry.
R
to encourage or urge someone to do something, especially if they are reluctant
The coach prodded the team to practice harder for the upcoming game.
noun
R
an act of gently pushing or poking someone or something
She gave him a prod to wake him up.
R
an act of encouraging or reminding someone to do something
I just need a prod to get started on my homework.
R
a stick or similar tool used for prodding animals
R
a derogatory term for a Protestant
translation
to gently push or poke someone or something, usually with your finger; to encourage or urge someone to do something, especially if they are reluctant
an act of gently pushing or poking someone or something; an act of encouraging or reminding someone to do something; a stick or similar tool used for prodding animals; a derogatory term for a Protestant
Word Forms
3rd Present
prods
Past
prodded
Perfect
prodded
Progressive
prodding
Plural
prods