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English to English noun
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a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |  | Example: the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
source: wordnet30
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a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion | | source: wordnet30
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A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc. | | source: webster1913
verb
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to push against gently | | Example: She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
source: wordnet30
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urge on; cause to act | | Example: The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
source: wordnet30
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poke or thrust abruptly | | Example: he jabbed his finger into her ribs
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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