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# prod

«prod» in Mova's school dictionary: **To poke someone or something with a finger, a stick or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) To poke someone or something with a finger, a stick or another pointed thing. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#m2)

3) (noun) A poke, or a reminder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x1)
- Stop prodding me with your pencil! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x2)
- She gave her brother a prod to wake him up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x3)
- Mum had to prod me to tidy my room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x4)
- The doctor prodded my tummy gently. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x6)
- The farmer prodded the cows towards the gate. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/#x8)

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «prod» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.