Antonyms for prod
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : prod |
Phonetic Transcription : prÉ’d |
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
- 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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