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Meaning of prod

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  prod
      n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
           "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad},
           {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur},
           {spurring}]
      2: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of
         motion [syn: {prod}, {goad}]
      v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw
           her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {nudge}, {poke at},
           {prod}]
      2: urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on,
         but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
         [syn: {prod}, {incite}, {egg on}]
      3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
         [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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