Mitchell is trying to prod Israel and the Palestinians into direct negotiations.
From the washingtonpost.com
If the Foxes'complaint wasn't enough to prod an investigation, I wonder what is.
From the denverpost.com
His chief attribute was the forward prod, making excellent use of his long legs.
From the independent.co.uk
Without an electric prod that night, somebody would ultimately have gotten hurt.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Prod your congressional representative or the Federal Communications Commission.
From the washingtonpost.com
All of this should prod the Census Bureau to simplify things for future counts.
From the time.com
The point is to prod the students and to pull them away from conventional wisdom.
From the philly.com
Korb argues for a relatively rapid withdrawal to prod Iraqis into taking control.
From the freep.com
The chairman said the GOP support could prod Bush to embrace the broad package.
From the thestate.com
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Goad: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
Nudge: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
Urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
Jab: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
In mathematics, an empty product, or nullary product, is the result of multiplying no factors. It is equal to the multiplicative identity 1, given that it exists for the multiplication operation in question, just as the empty sum--the result of adding no numbers--is zero, or the additive identity.
A device (often electric) used to goad livestock into moving; To poke, to push, to touch; To encourage, to prompt
(Prods) An offensive nickname for Protestants, often used by Catholics.