prod

Related to prod: prodigy

on the prod

old-fashioned Having an antagonistic disposition; inclined to start trouble. Primarily heard in US. Some benefit from the structure of school or employment, but Jack gets to be on the prod if ever he feels cooped up or trapped in some way. We saw a group of drunken students on the prod outside of the local bar, so we decided to go somewhere else for our night out.
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prod at (someone or something)

To poke or jab someone or something, especially in a gentle or curious manner. Quit prodding at me—I'm awake, for Pete's sake! I don't know why you would prod at a hornet's nest and expect them not to attack you.
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prod into (someone or something)

1. To poke, jab, or thrust into someone or something. Someone's elbow kept prodding into me for the whole train ride. I would never get a tattoo—the thought of a needle prodding into my skin over and over again gives me the heebie-jeebies.
2. To poke, jab, or thrust someone or something into some place or thing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "prod" and "into." I used a metal rod to prod the books into the furnace. The guards prodded the prisoners into their cells with their batons.
3. To motivate, goad, provoke, or compel someone into some action, status, or situation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "prod" and "into." Hearing everyone else's moving testimonies has prodded me into opening up about my own experiences a bit more. The attack has prodded governments from around the world into action against the regime.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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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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.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

on the prod

looking for trouble. North American informal
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

prod

1. n. a reminder. She gave me a little prod about the report that is due Monday.
2. tv. to remind someone (about something). Stop prodding me about these minor matters.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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  • on the prod
  • fashion
  • I'll be bound
  • hatband
  • a rogues' gallery
  • blowed
  • (Well,) I'll be blowed!
  • I'll be blowed
References in periodicals archive
Prod: Justin Allen, Julian Higgins, Josh Pence, Abigail Spencer.
Na safra de 2012, confirmou-se a correlacao media entre VC com DC 0,57, porem nao houve a confirmacao da PROD com o DC, porque a empresa colheu parte do experimento e faltou o levantamento do parametro numero de frutos por planta utilizado no calculo da producao.
Assim, foram realizadas 511 analises de trilha da variavel principal PROD em funcao das variaveis explicativas NVP, NSV e MCG (Tabelas 1 e 2 e Figuras 2 e 3).
Burlington, MA 01803 Tel.: (781) 229-2916; (800) 627-7547 Contact: Anne Concannon, VP, Sales BUSINESS: Prod Mfgr, Premiums & Incentives SVCS: Personal, Prems, Items, Sweeps, Prepaid vouchers for golf & skiiing CHARGE: Per M/Retainer SPEC: B-to-B, Cat, Fund, Fin Svcs, Cont Progs INFO: Broc
The volume/PROD FTE is the total volume divided by the TTL PROD FTEs.
Exhale (prod. by Baltimore Robinson & Johnny Rain)
Tony Fath is named Prod Mgr for high-clearance trailer sprayers, row-crop application and strip-till systems.
Gene Conreaux & Co, Indianapolis, IN Noltina Crucible/Refractory Co, 5040 Robbins Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19135 (800)468-4050 Waterton Industrial Prod Co, Tempe, AZ Western Industrial Supply Co, PO Box 149, Tualatin, OR 97062 (503)692-9212
1000 CC Prod. 1,519 1,868 1,594 1,369 1,206 1,355 1,259 1,453 2,359 1,684 1,781 1,762 19,209 Sub-Total Sale 1,175 1,612 1,186 1,593 1,407 1,383 1,617 1,676 2,239 1,586 2,033 1,626 19,133
2000 90m prod Quatre Par Quatre Films, p Luc Dery, Joseph Hillel, Josee Roberge, d/sc Philippe Falardeau, ph Josee Deshaies, ed Sophie Leblond, pd Andre-Line Beauparlant, s ed Sylvain Bellemare; with Paul Ahmarani, Stephane Demers, Genevieve Neron, Jules Philippe, Alexandrine Agostini, Marie-Andree Corneille.
* Several promotions are announced at American Cyanmid (one of the legacy companies of BASF) including: Dennis McCormick, RSM for the mid-south; Dale Locken, Mktg Mgr--Counter; William Rouse, Assoc Prod Mgr--Counter; Ronald Rowcotsky, Prod Mgr--Scepter, and Robert Ratliff, Prod Mgr--Prowl/Scepter.
2001 93m prod New Real Films, p Jennifer Jonas, d/sc Leonard Farlinger, ph Barry Stone, ed Glenn Berman, pd Graeme Morphy, c Linda Muir, sr Stuart French, s ed David McCallum, mus Ron Sures; with Colm Feore, David Cubitt, Chandra West, John Boylan, Juan Chioran, Troy Ruptash.
Sub Total 1300 and Above cc Prod.###5,303###5,219###5,833###4,582
169th St, Westfield, IN 46074; 317/896-5552, FAX: 317/896-9209 Web site: www.agreliant.com Fiscal year: July-June Number of employees: 500 Parent co: Groupe Limagrain and KWS Saat Ag CEO/Pres: Raphael Journey (raphael.journel@agreliantgenetics.com) VP/CFO: Edward M Germain (ed.germain@agreliantgenetics.com) VP, Sales and Mktg: Craig Newman (craig.newman@agreliantgenetics.com) VP, Prod: David Anderson (david.anderson@agreliantgenetics.com) VP, Research: Guenter Seitz (guenter.seitz@agreliantgenetics.com) Products: AgriGold Hybrids, contact 800/262-7333; LG Seeds, contact 800/752-6847; Producers Hybrid, contact 888/675-3190; Pride Seeds, contact 519/354-3210
2000 88m prod Max Films, p Roger Frappier, Luc Vandel, d/sc Denis Villeneuve, ph Andre Turpin, ed Richard Comeau, pd Sylvain Gingras, s Mathier Beaudin, mus Pierre Desrochers; with Marie-Josee Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stephanie Morgenstern, Pierre Lebeau, Klimbo.