Prong

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prong \Prong\, n. [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a
     stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.]
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     1. A sharp-pointed instrument.
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              Prick it on a prong of iron.          --Sandys.
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     2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork
        of two or three prongs.
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     3. (Zool.)
        (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler.
        (b) The fang of a tooth.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prong
       n : a pointed projection

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "prong":
     V, affluent, bayou, billabong, branch, confluent, confluent stream,
     crotch, crutch, delta, dendritic drainage pattern, effluent, fan,
     feeder, fork, furcula, furculum, groin, inguen, offshoot,
     ramification, stem, tributary, trident, wishbone