(UK, transitive, used in passive, obsolete, military slang) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.

(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry. / (transitive) To bring about a reaction. / (obsolete) To appeal.

Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating. / Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy.

(obsolete) Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.

The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something / Something that provokes; a provocative act

A surname originating as an occupation for a provost.

One who engages in provocative behavior. / An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

simple past tense and past participle of provoke

A female agent provocateur; a woman who incites someone to do something, especially something incriminating.

A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.