prod

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İngilizce - İngilizce
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
To poke, to push, to touch
To encourage, to prompt
A device (often electric) used to goad livestock into moving
A Protestant
poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
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{f} spur, urge, goad; poke, push, thrust; stimulate, incite; energize, rouse
If you prod someone into doing something, you remind or persuade them to do it. The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone. see also cattle prod. Used as a disparaging term for a Protestant
Derogatory term for Protestant
To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student
To poke, to encourage, to push, to touch
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
a pointed instrument used to prod into motion urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
a pointed instrument used to prod into motion
PRODUCTION
If you prod someone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object. He prodded Murray with the shotgun Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg. = poke Prod is also a noun. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside. = poke
A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc
to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
A light kind of crossbow; in the sense, often spelled prodd
A prick or stab which a pointed instrument
urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
{i} poke, thrust, jab; rod, staff, long pointed instrument
prod one's memory
jog one's memory, make someone remember
prodder
Agent noun of prod; one who prods
Prods
plural of Prod
cattle prod
A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals. an electric cattle prod. A usually electrified prod designed for driving cattle. a type of stick that gives cattle an electric shock when it touches them, used to make them move
prodded
past of prod
prodding
present participle of prod
prodding
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
prods
third-person singular of prod
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