| Main Entry: | prod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | poke at |
Synonyms: |
crowd, dig, drive, elbow, goose, jab, jog, nudge, press, prick, punch, push, shove |
| Main Entry: | prod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | urge, incite |
Synonyms: |
crowd*, egg on, excite, exhort, goad, goose, impel, instigate, jog memory, motivate, move, pique, prick, prompt, propel, provoke, push, remind, rouse, sic, sound, spark, spur, stimulate, stir up, trigger, turn on |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | abet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist, help in wrongdoing |
Synonyms: |
advocate, back, condone, egg on, encourage, endorse, goad, incite, instigate, prod, promote, provoke, sanction, spur, support, urge |
Antonyms: |
counter, deter, discourage, frustrate, hinder, hurt, impede, obstruct, resist |
| Main Entry: | butt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bang up against with head |
Synonyms: |
batter, buck, buffet, bump, bunt, collide, gore, hook, horn, jab, knock, poke, prod, punch, push, ram, run into, shove, smack, strike, thrust, toss |
| Main Entry: | dig |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thrust object into |
Synonyms: |
drive, gouge, jab, jog, nudge, plunge, poke, prod, punch, ram, sink, stab, stick |
| Main Entry: | drive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move or urge on |
Synonyms: |
act upon, actuate, animate, arouse, bulldoze, chase, coerce, compel, constrain, dog*, egg on, encourage, force, goad, goose, harass, hasten, herd, hound, hurl, hurry, hustle, impel, induce, inspire, instigate, kick, lean on, make, motivate, nag, oblige, overburden, overwork, pound, press, pressure, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, put up to, railroad, ride herd on, rouse, rush, send, shepherd, shove, spirit up, spur, steamroll, stimulate, work on, worry |
Antonyms: |
check, curb, discourage, dissuade, halt, repress, retard, stop |
| Main Entry: | egg on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push to do something |
Synonyms: |
agitate, arouse, drive, encourage, excite, exhort, goad, incite, instigate, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, rally, sic, spur, stimulate, stir up, urge, whip up |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade, hold back, talk out of |
| Main Entry: | exhort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | urge, warn |
Synonyms: |
admonish, advise, beseech, bid, call upon, caution, counsel, egg on, encourage, enjoin, entreat, goad, incite, insist, persuade, plead, preach, press, pressure, prick, prod, prompt, propel, spur, stimulate |
| Main Entry: | goad |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | egg on, incite |
Synonyms: |
animate, annoy, arouse, bully, coerce, drive, encourage, excite, exhort, fire up, force, goose, harass, hound, impel, inspirit, instigate, irritate, key up, lash, move, needle, press, prick*, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, put up to, rowel, sic, sound, spark*, spur, stimulate, sting*, tease, thrust, trigger, turn on, urge, whip*, work up, worry |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | hound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, badger |
Synonyms: |
annoy, bait, be at, be on one's back, be on one's case, be on one's tail, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bother, bug, chivy, curdle, dog*, drive, give chase, goad, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, hunt, hunt down, impel, leave no stone unturned, persecute, pester, prod, provoke, pursue, rag on, rag, ride, scout, scratch, scratch around, search high heaven, tail, take out after, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down, yap at |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |