a pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.-a prick or stab which a pointed instrument.-a light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd.-to thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student.