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prod

(pr/A/d )

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something(noun.communication)

Example:
The ceaseless prodding got on his nerves.

Synonym:
goad, goading, prodding, spur, spurring, urging

source: wordnet30
a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
goad

source: wordnet30
A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

to push against gently(verb.contact)

Synonym:
nudge, poke at

source: wordnet30
urge on; cause to act(verb.contact)

Synonym:
egg on, incite

source: wordnet30
poke or thrust abruptly(verb.contact)

Synonym:
dig, jab, poke, stab

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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