Definitions
1.nounA device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
2.nounA prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
3.nounA poke.""It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder."
4.nounA light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
5.verbTo poke, to push, to touch.
6.verbTo encourage, to prompt.
7.verbTo prick with a goad.