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prod
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prod someone into something
to motivate someone into doing something; to provoke someone into action. Do I have to prod you into going? Can't you volunteer for once? We will prod her into getting it done on time.

prod at someone or something

to poke at someone or something. The boys prodded at the prone body of the man to see if he was dead or sleeping. If you prod at the turtle, it will never come out of its shell.


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Remember that there are a few real unlimited telecommunications service prodders out there such as Spectrotel.
He 'lost his bottle' last year, but we managed to get him to the top with an electric pig prodder.
They are simply getting a free ride on behalf of tax payers of Australia and it is about time they received a touch on the backside with a cattle prodder to get them off their butts and actually do some work," he said.
 
 
 
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