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# prod

verb (prod, prods, prodded, prodding); noun (a prod, prods)

«prod» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To poke someone or something with a finger, a stick or another pointed thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#m1)
2. To push or remind someone to do something they are slow to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#m2)
3. (noun) A poke, or a reminder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories characters prod each other to wake up or pay attention; in everyday life parents prod children to do homework; a doctor prods your tummy to check where it hurts. Phrases: «give someone a prod», «prod at».

### Examples

- He prodded the fire with a stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x1)
- Stop prodding me with your pencil! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x2)
- She gave her brother a prod to wake him up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x3)
- Mum had to prod me to tidy my room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x4)
- The doctor prodded my tummy gently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x5)
- The Hatter and the March Hare kept trying to wake the sleepy Dormouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x6)
- The farmer prodded the cows towards the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x7)
- Lay your beast alongside, Toomai, and let him prod with his tusks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x8)

### Note

Past: prodded, with double d. Similar: poke, nudge.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prod.html) on Mova free.