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Definitions for Prong

[1] one of the pointed tines of a fork.
[2] any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler.
[3] a branch of a stream.
[4] Jewelry . a tapering metal projection, usually heavier than a claw, rising from the base of a jewelry setting and used to hold a stone in position as needed. Compare claw(def 7) .
[5] to pierce or stab with or as if with a prong.
[6] to supply with prongs.
[7] a sharply pointed end of an instrument, such as on a fork
[8] any pointed projecting part
[9] (tr) to prick or spear with or as if with a prong

Words related to Prong

fork, point, spine, hook, tine, spur, nib, horn

Words nearby Prong

pronator, prone, prone float, prone pressure method, pronephros, prong, prong key, pronged, pronghorn, pronominal, pronominalize

Origin of Prong

1400–50; late Middle English pronge, prange pain, affliction, pointed instrument; akin to Old Swedish prang gorge, narrow street, Middle Low German prange stake, prangen to press, Gothic anaprangan to oppress

Word origin for Prong

C15: related to Middle Low German prange a stake, Gothic anaprangan to afflict

Synonyms for Prong

fork, hook, horn, nib, point, spine, spur, tine