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Verb prod has 3 senses
- nudge, poke at, prod - to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
--1 is one way to push, force
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- prod, incite, egg on - urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
Sample sentence:
They prod him to write the letter
- jab, prod, stab, poke, dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
--3 is one way to thrust
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
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