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Verb
/prôNG/,
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prongs, plural;
  1. Pierce or stab with a fork
    • - pronging the bread with a fondue fork
Noun
  1. Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork

  2. A projecting part on various other devices
    • - a small rubber brush with large prongs
  3. Each of the separate parts of an attack or operation
    • - the three main prongs of the new government's program
  1. a pointed projection
  2. (pronged) having prongs or tines; usually used in combination; "a three-tined fork"
  3. (pronged) bifurcate: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
  4. Prong is an American heavy metal band formed in 1986. Prong had two independent releases, Primitive Origins and Force Fed. The albums attracted the attention of Epic Records, who signed the trio in 1989. The group disbanded in 1997 after the Rude Awakening tour, but re-formed in 2002. ...
  5. (pronged) Having (a specified number or type of) prongs
  6. (pronged) Stones set with individual prongs holding them in place.
  7. (Prongs) the nickname of James Potter as a student at Hogwarts
  8. (Prongs) Refers to the thumbs as used in a technique.
  9. One of several claw-like wires used to hold a gem or stone in place.
  10. A narrow piece of metal that is folded over the girdle of a stone to secure it in a setting.
  11. A claw or wire used to fasten and hold a stone in a setting. See also "Prong Setting."
  12. (n.) any one of the wings that branches off from the main corridor of East Hall; cf. "pod"
  13. The sharp point of a mechanical fastener that penetrates the belt.
  14. A prong is a small, slender metal piece. Several prongs connect to a bezel or base and are used to hold a stone in place.
  15. from David Feintuch's Seafort Saga; same meaning as "fuck"
  16. A prong is a metal bar that protrudes from the band to clasp the gemstone and hold it in place. The most common ring setting, prongs are best for displaying large stones as they allow more of the gem to be seen. ...
  17. A common gemstone setting consisting of three or more narrow strips of metal folded over a gemstone's girdle in order to attach it to the setting. Prongs are often used for solitaire engagement rings.