prod
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
Types & categories
- encouragement hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
to push against gently
She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
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Sense 3 noun
a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
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Sense 4 verb
urge on; cause to act
The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- incitement derivation
- urging derivation
- incitation derivation
- instigator derivation
Sense 5 verb
poke or thrust abruptly
he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Types & categories
- thrust hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | urge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | needle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | egg on |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spur |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | encouragement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nudge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nudger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | push |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jog |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | elbow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | poke |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nudge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ankus |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gad |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | urging |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | instigator |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | goose |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | halloo |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | goad |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | thrust |