Push
Prod
Prod verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Usage example: a public outcry eventually prodded the politicians into action
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good push | good prod |
| gentle | gentle push | gentle prod |
| simple | simple push | simple prod |
| huge | huge push | huge prod |
| Other adjectives: final. | ||
Common collocations
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