prod

[prod] /prɒd/
verb (used with object), prodded, prodding.
1.
to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed:
I prodded him with my elbow.
2.
to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad.
noun
3.
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
4.
any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, especially an electrified rod that administers a mild shock:
a cattle prod.
Origin
1525-35; origin uncertain
Related forms
prodder, noun
unprodded, adjective
Synonyms
2. impel, stir, prompt, excite.

Prod

[prod] /prɒd/
noun, Chiefly Ulster Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a Protestant, especially an Anglo-Irish Protestant.
Origin
by shortening; d probably reflects the voicing or flap characteristic of some Ulster accents

prod.

1.
produce.
2.
produced.
3.
producer.
4.
product.
5.
production.
British Dictionary definitions for prod

prod

/prɒd/
verb prods, prodding, prodded
1.
to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object
2.
(transitive) to rouse or urge to action
noun
3.
the act or an instance of prodding
4.
a sharp or pointed object
5.
a stimulus or reminder
Derived Forms
prodder, noun
Word Origin
C16: of uncertain origin

Prod

/prɒd/
noun
1.
(derogatory, slang) another word for Protestant

prod.

abbreviation
1.
produce
2.
produced
3.
product
Word Origin and History for prod
v.

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.

n.

1787, "pointed instrument used in prodding;" 1802, "act of prodding;" from prod (v.).

Related Abbreviations for prod

prod.

  1. produce
  2. produced
  3. product
  4. production