prod
part of speech
verb (prod, prods, prodded, prodding); noun (a prod, prods)
meaning for a pupil
1) To poke someone or something with a finger, a stick or another pointed thing. tree →
2) To push or remind someone to do something they are slow to do. tree →
3) (noun) A poke, or a reminder. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories characters prod each other to wake up or pay attention; in everyday life parents prod children to do homework; a doctor prods your tummy to check where it hurts. Phrases: «give someone a prod», «prod at».
examples
- He prodded the fire with a stick. tree →
- Stop prodding me with your pencil! tree →
- She gave her brother a prod to wake him up. tree →
- Mum had to prod me to tidy my room. tree →
- The doctor prodded my tummy gently. tree →
- The Hatter and the March Hare kept trying to wake the sleepy Dormouse. tree →
- The farmer prodded the cows towards the gate. tree →
- Lay your beast alongside, Toomai, and let him prod with his tusks. tree →
note
Past: prodded, with double d. Similar: poke, nudge.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «prod» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.