prod
verb 1
to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object <kept prodding the sheep with a staff to move along faster> Related Words chuck,
jab,
jog,
knock,
nudge,
poke;
bore,
drill,
perforate,
pierce,
prick,
punch,
puncture,
stab,
stick;
drive,
hale,
propel 2
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action <a public outcry eventually prodded the politicians into action> Related Words drive,
propel,
spur,
stimulate;
hurry,
hustle,
push,
rush;
adjure,
beseech,
implore,
importune;
blandish,
cajole,
coax,
soft-soap,
wheedle;
high-pressure,
nag,
needle,
pressure;
foment,
incite,
instigate,
provoke,
stir (up)
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