'Prong' definitions:
Definition of 'prong'
(from WordNet)
noun
A pointed projection
Definition of 'Prong'
From: GCIDE
- Prong \Prong\, n. [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A sharp-pointed instrument. [1913 Webster]
- Prick it on a prong of iron. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) The fang of a tooth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prong'
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