English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “prod”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for prod is prod, with 0 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
prod
1 segments0 break points
British English pattern result prod The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordprod
Hyphenationprod
Break points0
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun
Pronunciation/prɑd/
Meaning & usage

What does “prod” mean?

prod: Poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Headwordprod
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun
Pronunciation/prɑd/
1
transitive verb

Poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Example: “he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring”

2
noun

A poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Example: “he gave the wire netting an experimental prod”

3
noun

A pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad.

Example: “a cattle prod”

Synonyms:
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How “prod” is split

prod

For US English, the hyphenation result is prod. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “prod”

How do you hyphenate “prod”?

In the US-English result used here, prod is hyphenated as prod.

Where can “prod” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.

What does “prod” mean?

Poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Can you use “prod” in a sentence?

“he prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring”

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