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- [prod]
- /prɒd/
- /prɒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prod]
- /prɒd/
Definitions of prod word
- verb with object prod to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow. 1
- verb with object prod to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad. 1
- noun prod a Protestant, especially an Anglo-Irish Protestant. 1
- abbreviation PROD poke 1
- verbal expression prod prompt to do sth 1
- intransitive verb prod prompt, incite 1
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Origin of prod
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Prod
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prod popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prod usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prod
verb prod
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
noun prod
- birch — A birch or a birch tree is a type of tall tree with thin branches.
- bullwhip — A bullwhip is a very long, heavy whip.
- cat-o'-nine-tails — a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners
- cue — In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.
- gadfly — any of various flies, as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy domestic animals.
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