prod
A. -noun
1. (=push) empujónoun (m) (with elbow) codazo (m)
(=jab) pinchazo (m)
·to give somebody a prod
·dar un pinchazo a somebody, someone
·he needs an occasional prod
(figurative) hay que darle un empujónoun de vez en cuando
2. also cattle prod   aguijada (f), picana (f) Latin America
B. -transitive verb
(=push) empujar (with elbow) codear, dar un codazo a
(=jab) pinchar, punzar (with goad) agujar
·he needs to be prodded all the time
(figurative) hay que pincharlo or empujarlo constantemente
·to prod somebody into doing something
·instar a somebody, someone a hacer algo
C. -intransitive verb
·he prodded at the fire with a stick
·atizó el fuego con un palo
·she prodded gingerly at the sleeping dog
·sacudió levemente y con cautela al perro que dormía