1 to urge or encourage -- tilskynde
He prodded her into action.
2 an act of prodding -- prik
She gave him a prod.
I hope that my measure will be a further prod to get them moving in that direction.
In supporting this amendment, which is meant to prod the undertakers to get on with the burial.
Perhaps someone should prod him to get his attention.
My motivation has nothing to do with revenge, but a great deal to do with trying to prod the memories of the young.
We undertake only to give a prod to people to show them the way and to help them a little.
I believe that unless we give that sort of prod we shall not get out of this recession as quickly as we ought.
The negotiation of the new contract for pharmacists should finally start to prod us into the modern age.
Will shareholders prod and poke around the works to ensure that safety standards are applied?
