Dic: prod (as a verb)

• He prodded Murray with the shotgun.
• Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot.
• Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg.
• He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside. (N-COUNT)
• The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service.
• His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone.

1. VERB | If you prod someone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object. (= poke)
2. VERB | If you prod someone into doing something, you remind or persuade them to do it.

cf: plod

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