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prod 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/präd/,
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prodded, past participle; prods, 3rd person singular present; prodding, present participle; prodded, past tense;
  1. Poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object
    • - he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring
    • - a woman prods at a tiger with a stick
  2. Stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something
    • - he has been trying to prod the White House into launching an antipoverty program
Noun
  1. A poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object
    • - he gave the wire netting an experimental prod
  2. An act of stimulating or reminding someone to do something
    • - he'll need a little prod to get back to the task at hand
  3. A pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad
    • - a cattle prod
  1. goad: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
  2. nudge: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
  3. a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
  4. urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
  5. jab: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
  6. In mathematics, an empty product, or nullary product, is the result of multiplying no factors. It is equal to the multiplicative identity 1, given that it exists for the multiplication operation in question, just as the empty sum--the result of adding no numbers--is zero, or the additive identity.
  7. A device (often electric) used to goad livestock into moving; To poke, to push, to touch; To encourage, to prompt
  8. (Prods) An offensive nickname for Protestants, often used by Catholics.
  9. (P-Rods) Paul Rodriguez Pro model by Nike SB.
  10. (Prods) Two handheld electrodes which are pressed against the surface of a part to make contact for passing magnetizing current through the metal. The current passing between the two contacts creates a field suitable for finding defects with magnetic particles.
  11. This database is for use by the MIS department as a pre-production staging area.  This database is for the purpose of establishing a final configuration for Banner as it will be used in Production.
  12. poke, jab, encourage to move
  13. Bow portion of crossbow.