prod
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4.4
- noun
- /prɒd/
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vara
- When the sheep didn't move, she grabbed her prod to encourage them to follow her.
- cattle prod
- electric prod
- pokes and prods
Examples
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The issue is whether the use of hooks and metal-tipped prods to control elephants violates the Endangered Species Act.
Blog text (28) -
Eddie went around the corner into the dairy barn and returned with an orange-handled cattle prod.
Fiction book (1997) -
This is just an ordinary prod, like a cattle prod.
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Well, when my sheep wander, I use my prod to keep my flock in line.
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To guide the animals, the farmer used a prod to steer them in the right direction.
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A prod is essential for ensuring that the cattle stay close together during herding.
Synonyms
686
1.0
A long thin object often made of wood used as a simple tool or support
4
2.5
A quick, sharp push with a finger or pointed object
1
8.3
A pointed stick used to prod animals like oxen
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prod as a noun names a pointed stick used to push or drive things, like a farmer's tool, so it simply means a 'pointed stick' that moves animals or objects.