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1. To push against gently
   - nudge, poke at
    
2. Urge on; cause to act
   - incite, egg on, egg
    
3. Poke or thrust abruptly
   - jab, stab, poke, dig

1. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
   - goad, goading, prodding, urging, spur, spurring
    
2. A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
   - goad

Derived forms: prodding, prodded, prods

Type of: device, encouragement, force, push, thrust

Encyclopedia: Prod