Antonyms for prod

Grammar : Verb

Spell : prod

Phonetic Transcription : prɒd

Definition of prod

Origin : 1530s, "to poke with a stick," of uncertain origin; possibly [Barnhart] a variant of brod, from Middle English brodden "to goad," from Old Norse broddr "shaft, spike" (see brad), or perhaps imitative [OED]. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. Related: Prodded; prodding.

verb poke at
verb urge, incite

Example sentences :

Then again came the prod of his instinct and the warning of past experience.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

"Prod at him with a broom handle, Mrs. Beale," urged Ukridge.
Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse

He was roused again by a prod of a sword, and bidden to stand up.
Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham

"Prod him with the icicle," said the Kangaroo to the Polar Bear.
Extract from : « Andiron Tales » by John Kendrick Bangs

That officer picked up a pitchfork and began to prod the hay.
Extract from : « Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants » by H. Irving Hancock

But I'll kill the fust one o' yo'uns that tries to prod one o' they'uns with a bayonit.
Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) » by John McElroy

They prod their snouts into the meshes, and are caught by the gills.
Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds

Lay your beast alongside, Toomai, and let him prod with his tusks.
Extract from : « The Jungle Book » by Rudyard Kipling

Hand me up the two first joints of a masheer rod, and I'll prod it.
Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling

Well, move him out, sentry; prod him up with your bayonet if he won't go.
Extract from : « The Dash for Khartoum » by George Alfred Henty

Synonyms for prod

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