prod

To push someone or something briefly with a finger or a pointed object.

• She prodded my arm with her finger.
• He used a stick to prod the soft ground.
• Stop prodding me in the ribs!

How to use it: prod someone/something with something (He prodded the soil with a stick.); prod someone in something (She prodded him in the back.)

Similar words: poke, jab

Common phrases: prod someone, prod with something, prod someone gently

A quick push with a finger or a pointed object.

• She gave me a prod.
• A sharp prod in the ribs woke him.
• He tested the ground with a gentle prod of his stick.

How to use it: give someone a prod (She gave her brother a prod to wake him.); a prod in/on something (I felt a prod in my back.)

Similar words: poke, jab

Common phrases: gentle prod, give a prod, prod in something

A created work, especially a computer demo made by a group of enthusiasts.

• Our group released a new prod.
• The competition attracted several impressive prods.
• You can download the prod from the group’s website.

Similar words: production, work

Common phrases: new prod, demo prod, release a prod