v.
(prods, prodding, prodded)
- poke with a finger, pointed object, etc.
- stimulate or persuade to do something.
n.
- a poke.
- a stimulus or reminder.
- a pointed implement, typically discharging an electric current and used as a goad.
Derivative
Etymology
C16 (as v.): perh. symbolic of a short poke, or a blend of poke1 and dial. brod ‘to goad, prod’.