prod

UK: /ˈprɒd/ US: /prɑd/ ,(prod)

Inflections of 'prod' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

prods

v 3rd person singular

prodding

v pres p

prodded

v past

prodded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

prod /prɑd/   v., prod•ded, prod•ding, n. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to jab with something pointed:
   to prod the cattle along.
2. to incite as if by poking;
   nag;
   goad:
   If those insults don't prod him into action, what will?

n. [countable]

3. the act of prodding;
   a poke or jab.
4. any of various pointed instruments used to force someone or some animal to move along:
   a cattle prod.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

prod  (prod), v., prod•ded, prod•ding, n. 
v.t. 

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.

n. 

3. the act of prodding;
   a poke or jab.
4. any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, esp. an electrified rod that administers a mild shock:
   a cattle prod.

• origin, originally uncertain 1525–35

prod′der, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. impel, stir, prompt, excite.

Prod  (prod), n. [Chiefly Ulster Slang] (often disparaging and offensive).

1. British Terms a Protestant, esp. an Anglo-Irish Protestant.

• d probably reflects the voicing or flap characteristic of some Ulster accents by shortening

prod., 

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

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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

1. the act or an instance of prodding
2. a sharp or pointed object
3. a stimulus or reminder

Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain origin

ˈprodder noun

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prod. abbreviation

1. produce
2. produced
3. product