prod
/prɒd/verb
उच्चारण प्रॉड
कोंचना, गोदना, (उँगली या नुकीली चीज़ से) धकेलना
Core word
verb
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[I, T] ~ (at) sb/sth (with sth)
to push somebody or something with your finger or with a pointed object
कोंचना, गोदना, (उँगली या नुकीली चीज़ से) धकेलना
- She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up.
- He prodded at the soil with a stick.
- He prodded the fruit to see if it was ripe.
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- The doctor prodded her stomach gently and asked where it hurt.
- Ananya prodded the fire with a stick to keep it burning.
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[T] ~ sb (into sth/into doing sth)
to try to make somebody do something, especially when they are unwilling
उकसाना, (कुछ करने के लिए) प्रेरित करना
- Radhika's teacher prodded her into entering the debate competition.
- The government was prodded into action by the protests.
- His friends prodded him to apply for the scholarship.
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- Reporters prodded the minister for a clear answer.
- Nobody had to prod her to study before the exam.
noun
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[C, usually sing.]
the act of pushing somebody or something with your finger or a pointed object
कोंचा, टहोका
- She gave the snake a prod with a long stick.
- He gave the sleeping buffalo a prod with his stick.
- A gentle prod woke the sleeping passenger.
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- He gave the dough a prod to see if it had risen.
- One prod of the stick sent the crab scuttling away.
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[C, usually sing.]
an act of encouraging or reminding somebody to do something
(कुछ करने के लिए) याद दिलाना, प्रेरणा
- He will do his homework, but he sometimes needs a prod.
- The class needed a prod from the teacher to start the project.
- The students did well, but they needed a prod now and then.
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- A small prod from his boss made him finish the report.
- The strike was a prod to the government to act.