Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - prod
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Prod
prod
noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1942 chiefly Irish often disparaging protestant 1b PROD I. verb (~ded; ~ding) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1535 transitive verb 1. a. to thrust a pointed instrument into ; prick b. to incite to action ; stir 2. to poke or stir as if with a ~ intransitive verb to urge someone on • ~der noun II. noun Date: circa 1787 1. a pointed instrument used to ~ 2. an incitement to act needed a few ~s to remember her lines III. abbreviation ~uct; ~uction
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v. & n. --v. (prodded, prodding) 1 tr. poke with the finger or a pointed object. 2 tr. stimulate to action. 3 intr. (foll. by at) make a prodding motion. --n. 1 a poke or thrust. 2 a stimulus to action. 3 a pointed instrument. Derivatives prodder n. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. тычок prod with a bayonet —- укол штыком 2. остроконечный инструмент (для прокалывания); шило, пробойник, стрекало Id: give him a prod —- не давай ему лениться; ну-ка, подтолкни его 3. тыкать; колоть to prod smb. in the ribs with one's finger —- ткнуть кого-либо пальцем под ребро 4. побуждать; подстрекать, возбуждать; раздражать to prod a lazy student —- подгонять ленивого студента 5. протыкать, прокалывать 6. воен. разведывать мины щупом 7. воен. разг. прощупывать слабые места в обороне 8. разг. сокр. от Prod 1. ирл. неодобр. протестант ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) тычок; a prod with a bayonet - укол штыком 2) инструмент для прокалывания; шило, стрекало и т.п. 2. v. 1) тыкать, колоть; He prodded at the meat with his knife. The fighter won not by a single blow, but by prodding at his opponent so effectively that he weakened him. 2) протыкать, прокалывать 3) подгонять, побуждать; подстрекать, возбуждать; раздражать; He proded me into visiting the exhibition. Syn: see impel ...Англо-русский словарь
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(prods, prodding, prodded) 1. If you prod someone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object. He prodded Murray with the shotgun... Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot... Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg. = poke VERB: V n with n, V n, V at n • Prod is also a noun. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside. = poke N-COUNT 2. If you prod someone into doing something, you remind or persuade them to do it. The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service... His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone. VERB: V n into n/-ing, V n to-inf 3. see also cattle prod ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v prodded, prodding 1 to push or press something with your finger or a pointed object; poke1 (1) (She prodded me sharply in the ribs.) + a (Theo prodded at the dead snake.) 2 to strongly encourage someone to do something (She's not lazy, but she needs prodding. | prod sb into (doing) sth) (We just need something to prod them into action.) ~2 n C usually singular 1 a sudden pressing or pushing movement, using your finger or a pointed object; poke2 (Jerry gave me a sharp prod in the back.) 2 give sb a prod to encourage or remind someone to do something (You'll need to give him a prod to get him to clean his room.) 3 an instrument used for prodding something (a cattle prod) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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