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Definition of prod
prodded
;prodding
prodder
nounPeople Are Reading
Examples of prod in a Sentence
She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.
She was prodded into joining the team.
Recent Examples of prod from the Web
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Iowa lawmakers were prodded to end the ban by polls showing support for legalizing fireworks, the prospect of $1.5 million annually in sales tax revenue and the conclusion that if 43 other states allowed consumer fireworks, Iowa should join in.
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California is on track for a $15 minimum wage by 2022, but some Silicon Valley cities are opting to hit that target faster, prodded by a campaign aimed at organizing low-wage workers in the region.
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Charlie is reluctant to share the couple’s new status on social media, despite prodding from Lucy, the more earnest, responsible one of the pair.
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This month's conviction of a Massachusetts woman for prodding her boyfriend with text messages to commit suicide again raised questions about the role of instant communication and social media.
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In the Northland, meanwhile, the name of a jet-age airport just beginning to take shape was changed from Mid-Continent to Kansas City International, a facility that Mayor James this summer is prodding the city to rebuild.
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A recent study from the Grantham Research Institute found that the mere existence of the accord had prodded dozens of countries to enact new clean-energy laws.
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The episode is bookended with Underwood secretly manufacturing a fake hack by terrorist group I.C.O., using it to prod the government to make a declaration of war.
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Tuthilltown in Gardiner, New York, and Copper & Kings in Louisville, Kentucky, have employed sonic aging—blasting barrels with high-volume music, especially heavy on the bass, to prod the contents to move along.
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Origin and Etymology of prod
origin unknown
prod
Definition of prod
1 : a pointed instrument used to prod
2 : an incitement to act needed a few prods to remember her lines
Examples of prod in a Sentence
She gave him a sharp prod in the back.
He picked up a stick and used it as a prod to get the donkey moving.
He needed a few prods to remember his lines.
She called me and gave me a prod about finishing the report.
Recent Examples of prod from the Web
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Show your stance: An interactive screen prods kids to show their batting stance, catcher's position and throwing motion.
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If the state and the unions adopt the concessions package, the pension payments would plateau at $2.2 billion for 10 years, starting in 2021 — a figure that could be lower if the deal prods added retirements, as expected.
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Esler prods students to investigate and reach their own conclusions about people’s impact on the environment.
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Elephants and tigers in circuses are subjected to brutal training and forced to perform tricks by humans wielding whips, bullhooks, electric prods and other instruments designed to instill fear and inflict pain on these beautiful creatures.
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REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — Waving arms and brandishing a long electric prod, the ranch hands and truck drivers herd about 400 leggy calves onto trucks as the sun crests on the outskirts of this border city.
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But admit it, both of these strong personalities perform especially well in the company of another who gently pushes and prods.
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The American hockey fan's inferiority complex runs deep, and ESPN's coverage was a constant prod.
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An intermediate layer of flashbacks finds Offred, Moira and a class of future handmaids at a re-education center being indoctrinated, with homilies and a cattle prod, by Aunt Lydia (a coolly imperious Ann Dowd).
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prod'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
1676
First Known Use of prod
1676
Other Business Terms
Prod
playDefinition of Prod
chiefly Irish, often disparaging + offensive
: Protestant 1b
Recent Examples of prod from the Web
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Show your stance: An interactive screen prods kids to show their batting stance, catcher's position and throwing motion.
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If the state and the unions adopt the concessions package, the pension payments would plateau at $2.2 billion for 10 years, starting in 2021 — a figure that could be lower if the deal prods added retirements, as expected.
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Esler prods students to investigate and reach their own conclusions about people’s impact on the environment.
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Elephants and tigers in circuses are subjected to brutal training and forced to perform tricks by humans wielding whips, bullhooks, electric prods and other instruments designed to instill fear and inflict pain on these beautiful creatures.
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REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — Waving arms and brandishing a long electric prod, the ranch hands and truck drivers herd about 400 leggy calves onto trucks as the sun crests on the outskirts of this border city.
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But admit it, both of these strong personalities perform especially well in the company of another who gently pushes and prods.
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The American hockey fan's inferiority complex runs deep, and ESPN's coverage was a constant prod.
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An intermediate layer of flashbacks finds Offred, Moira and a class of future handmaids at a re-education center being indoctrinated, with homilies and a cattle prod, by Aunt Lydia (a coolly imperious Ann Dowd).
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'Prod'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of prod
by shortening & alteration
PROD Defined for English Language Learners
prod
playDefinition of prod for English Language Learners
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: to push someone or something with your finger or a pointed object
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: to persuade or try to persuade (someone) to do something
prod
Definition of prod for English Language Learners
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: the act of pushing someone or something with your finger or a pointed object
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: something (such as a long stick) that is used to prod an animal
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: something said or done to encourage or remind someone to do something
PROD Defined for Kids
Definition of prod for Students
prodded
;prodding
1 : to poke with something He prodded the dog with his foot.
2 : to stir or encourage a person or animal to action She was prodded into joining the team.
Definition of prod for Students
1 : something used for stirring an animal to action a cattle prod
2 : an act of poking
3 : a sharp urging or reminder
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