prod
     n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
          "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad},
           {goading}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
     2: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion [syn: {goad}]
     v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw
          her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {nudge}, {poke at}]
     2: urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy
        on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the
        window" [syn: {incite}, {egg on}]
     3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
        ribs" [syn: {jab}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}]
     [also: {prodding}, {prodded}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0