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Grammar : Verb
Spell : prod
Phonetic Transcription : prɒd



Definition of prod

Origin :
  • 1530s, "to poke with a stick," of uncertain origin; possibly [Barnhart] a variant of brod, from Middle English brodden "to goad," from Old Norse broddr "shaft, spike" (see brad), or perhaps imitative [OED]. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. Related: Prodded; prodding.
  • verb poke at
  • verb urge, incite
Example sentences :
  • Then again came the prod of his instinct and the warning of past experience.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • "Prod at him with a broom handle, Mrs. Beale," urged Ukridge.
  • Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • He was roused again by a prod of a sword, and bidden to stand up.
  • Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
  • "Prod him with the icicle," said the Kangaroo to the Polar Bear.
  • Extract from : « Andiron Tales » by John Kendrick Bangs
  • That officer picked up a pitchfork and began to prod the hay.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants » by H. Irving Hancock
  • But I'll kill the fust one o' yo'uns that tries to prod one o' they'uns with a bayonit.
  • Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) » by John McElroy
  • They prod their snouts into the meshes, and are caught by the gills.
  • Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
  • Lay your beast alongside, Toomai, and let him prod with his tusks.
  • Extract from : « The Jungle Book » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Hand me up the two first joints of a masheer rod, and I'll prod it.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Well, move him out, sentry; prod him up with your bayonet if he won't go.
  • Extract from : « The Dash for Khartoum » by George Alfred Henty

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