Prong
noun
A sharp, pointed end of a tool or object.
He used the prong of a fork to pick up a piece of fruit.
Often appears as...
- fork prong
- pronged tool
noun
One of several parts or aspects of a situation or plan.
The three-pronged approach to reducing poverty includes education, job creation, and healthcare improvement.
Often appears as...
- three-pronged approach
- multi-pronged strategy
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
Pointed metal piece on a plug for electricity.
He was unable to charge his laptop because one of the prongs on his power adapter was bent.
Often appears as...
- plug prong
- bent prong
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
A sharp, pointed end of a tool or object.
He used the prong of a fork to pick up a piece of fruit.
Often appears as...
- fork prong
- pronged tool
noun
One of several parts or aspects of a situation or plan.
The three-pronged approach to reducing poverty includes education, job creation, and healthcare improvement.
Often appears as...
- three-pronged approach
- multi-pronged strategy
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
Pointed metal piece on a plug for electricity.
He was unable to charge his laptop because one of the prongs on his power adapter was bent.
Often appears as...
- plug prong
- bent prong
Usage tips
General, Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
'Prong' often refers to pointed ends of utensils or tools, commonly associated with forks.
Be careful not to hurt yourself with the sharp prongs of the rake.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
The word can create a vivid picture of the object’s function or the action it performs.
She speared the olive with the prong of her cocktail fork.
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Video examples
The Making of Walking...
of this animal the bones give you more clues about the way in which you might flesh out this framework if you look at the back of the jaw you have this very distinctive prong here there are surface markings on that which show where the muscles attached and the shows have the jaw works so you can flesh in part of
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Inside the Dark World of...
Mahouts, trainers that care for their elephants, used their bull hooks on the elephants to get them to pose to allow tourists to take photos with them. A bull hook is a stick and at the end of the wooden stick is a metal prong or hook.
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Advocating for gender...
and advocacy uninterruptedly the same double prong tactics we kept the pressure on methodically determinedly tenaciously indefatigably giving countries neither peace nor pause in fact every significant ambassador at the
Video examples
The Making of Walking...
of this animal the bones give you more clues about the way in which you might flesh out this framework if you look at the back of the jaw you have this very distinctive prong here there are surface markings on that which show where the muscles attached and the shows have the jaw works so you can flesh in part of
Video examples
Inside the Dark World of...
Mahouts, trainers that care for their elephants, used their bull hooks on the elephants to get them to pose to allow tourists to take photos with them. A bull hook is a stick and at the end of the wooden stick is a metal prong or hook.
Video examples
Advocating for gender...
and advocacy uninterruptedly the same double prong tactics we kept the pressure on methodically determinedly tenaciously indefatigably giving countries neither peace nor pause in fact every significant ambassador at the
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