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• stick — [n] pole, often wooden bar, bat, baton, billet, birch, bludgeon, board, branch, cane, club, cudgel, drumstick, ferrule, ingot, mast, rod, rule, ruler, shoot, slab, slat, staff, stake, stalk, stave, stem, strip, switch, timber, twig, wand, wedge;… …   New thesaurus

• prod — prod1 [präd] vt. prodded, prodding [< ?] 1. to jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad 2. to urge or stir into action n. 1. the act of prodding; jab, poke, thrust, etc. 2. something that prods; specif., a rod or pointed stick used in …   English World dictionary

• prod — (v.) 1530s, to poke with a stick, possibly a variant of brod, from M.E. brodden to goad, from O.N. broddr shaft, spike (see BRAD (Cf. brad)), or perhaps onomatopoeic. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. Related: Prodded; prodding. The noun is …   Etymology dictionary

• prod. — 1. produce. 2. produced. 3. producer. 4. product. 5. production. * * * prod «prod», verb, prod|ded, prod|ding …   Useful english dictionary

• stick — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide with, abrade, acid, acuminate, addle, adhere, adhere to, advocate, affix, agglomerate, all, alpenstock, altogether, amalgamate, amaze, antidepressant, arm, articulate, assert, ataractic, athletic supporter …   Moby Thesaurus

• prod — prod1 [prɔd US pra:d] v past tense and past participle prodded present participle prodding [I and T] 1.) to quickly push something or someone with your finger or a pointed object = ↑poke ▪ Don t go to sleep, she said, prodding me in the ribs.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prod — /prɒd / (say prod) verb (t) (prodded, prodding) 1. to poke or jab with something pointed: to prod an animal with a stick. 2. to seek to rouse or incite as if by poking: to prod his memory. 3. Colloquial (taboo) (of a man) to have sexual… …  

• prod — v 1. poke, jab, punch, dig; prick, rowel, stick; nudge, elbow, shoulder, butt, boost; push, shove, drive, propel, move, get [s.o.] moving or going; press, hurry, hustle, rush, speed, quicken, accelerate. 2. goad, spur, prompt, thrust, give [s.o.] …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Cattle prod — A cattle prod, also called a stock prod, is a handheld device commonly used to make cattle or other livestock move by striking or poking them, or in the case of a Hot Shot type prod, through a relatively high voltage, low current electric… …   Wikipedia

• cattle prod — cattle prods N COUNT A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals. ...an electric cattle prod …   English dictionary

• cattle prod — a rod shaped, usually electrified device designed for prodding or driving livestock, esp. cattle. * * * cattle prod noun A rod or goad, often capable of delivering low voltage electric shocks, for driving cattle, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑cattle * * …   Useful english dictionary