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Definitions for Pronged
[1] having prongs (often used in combination): a four-pronged fork.
[2] one of the pointed tines of a fork.
[3] any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler.
[4] a branch of a stream.
[5] 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) .
[6] to pierce or stab with or as if with a prong.
[7] to supply with prongs.
[8] a sharply pointed end of an instrument, such as on a fork
[9] any pointed projecting part
[10] (tr) to prick or spear with or as if with a prong
Words related to Pronged
sharp, barbed, acute, pointed, prick, injure, wound, punch, hurt, stick, jab, peaked, keen, acuminate, fine, cornered, salient, tapering, gnawing
Words nearby Pronged
prone float, prone pressure method, pronephros, prong, prong key, pronged, pronghorn, pronominal, pronominalize, pronormoblast, pronotum
Origin of Pronged
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 Pronged
C15: related to Middle Low German prange a stake, Gothic anaprangan to afflict
Synonyms for Pronged
barbed, sharp, acuminate, cornered, edged, fine, keen, peaked, spiked, acicular, aciculate, acuminous, acute, arrowlike, cuspidate, mucronate, piked, pointy, sagittal, sagittate, sharp-cornered