cattle-prod
cattle-prod is the alternative form of cattle prod.
Meaning of cattle prod
Noun
cattle prod (plural cattle prods)
- A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.
- Something used to goad or push someone to act.
- Social media is only as virtuous as the people using it. With Donald J. Trump in office, using Twitter as a cattle prod to shock the country to attention multiple times a day — often over cultural topics like N.F.L. protests or “Roseanne” — there was a sense that every day on the site was a battle.2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times
Forms of cattle-prod
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cattle-prods |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cattle-prods |
| present participle | cattle-prodding |
| past participle | cattle-prodded |
| past | cattle-prodded |
Questions about cattle-prod
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- Cattle-prod is the alternative form of cattle prod.
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