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prod¹
- /pɹɒd/ UK
- /pɹɔd/ UK
- /pɹɑd/ US
Rhymes with -ɒd
Where it comes from
Alteration of earlier brod (perhaps through influence of poke; compare prog), from Middle English brodden (“to goad, incite, urge; to sprout”), from brod (“goad, nail; shoot, sprout”), from Old Norse broddr (“shaft, spike, thorn”), from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz. Cognate with Icelandic broddur, Danish brod. Doublet of brad. Or, from or influenced by sound symbolism.
verb prods · prodding · prodded
- To poke, to push, to touch.
- To encourage, to prompt. Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied
- To prick with a goad.
noun prods
- A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
- A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
- A poke. "It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.
- A light kind of crossbow; a prodd. The 125-pound prod (bow) drives bolt at 250 feet per second.
prod²
Where it comes from
Shortened from production.
noun prods
- Clipping of production (“the live environment”). We've hit ten million users in prod today.
- A production; a created work. Check our BBS for the latest prods.
prod³
noun prods
- Alternative letter-case form of Prod (“protestant”).
Prod⁴
- /pɹɑd/ US
- /pɹɒd/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒd
Where it comes from
Clipping of Protestant, as pronounced in an accent with flapping.
noun Prods · prod
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A Protestant, (as termed by Roman Catholics), that is in the context of their religious beliefs, or those who have been born in the Protestant tradition, or sometimes those implied to be Protestant by their political ideology of Irish unionism or Ulster loyalism.
"I don't want my daughter marrying a dirty Prod," he said.
Similar: Orangey, Proddie, proddie, Proddy, proddy, Prottie, prottie, Protty, protty, bluenose
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: poke, jab, stab, goad, nudge, spurring, spur, goading, dig, incite, egg on, poke at, urging, push, needle, stir
Translations
Every language
verb to poke
| Español | hincar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 突く tsuku, 突き刺す tsukisasu |
| 中文 | 刺 cì, 戳 chuō, 捅 tǒng |
| Português | cutucar |
| Français | pousser, tâter |
| Deutsch | stoßen, anstupsen |
| Italiano | pungolare, spronare |
| Ελληνικά | σκουντώ skountó |
| Русский | ты́кать týkatʹ, коло́ть kolótʹ, толка́ть tolkátʹ |
verb to encourage
| Español | aguijar, aguizgar, aguzar, puyar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 促使 cùshǐ, 激勵 /激励 jīlì |
| Português | aguilhoar |
| Français | encourager |
| Deutsch | anspornen, ermutigen |
| Italiano | incoraggiare, stimolare |
| Русский | побужда́ть pobuždátʹ, подгоня́ть podgonjátʹ, подстрека́ть podstrekátʹ |
verb to prick with a goad
| Español | aguijar, aguijonear |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | anstacheln, antreiben |
noun device used to goad livestock into moving
| Español | aguijada, picana, garrocha |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Stachelstock, Treibestock |
| Italiano | picca |
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