prod
Pronunciation:
/pɹɒd//pɹɑd/noun
Definitions
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
A poke.
Example: "It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
verb
Definitions
To poke, to push, to touch.
To encourage, to prompt.
To prick with a goad.