prong

CEFRB2

/pɹɒŋ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A pointed part that sticks out from an object.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A branch; a fork.

Examples

  • A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.

  • Does Ziri's dog have a flat or a prong collar?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A fork (agricultural tool).

  2. A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.

  3. The penis.

More examples

In context

  • The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety.

  • a pitchfork with four prongs

  • the two prongs of a river

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”). Akin to Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”), σπάργανον (spárganon, “swaddling cloth”). See also prank, prance, prink.