prong
Plural: prongs
Noun
- a pointed projection
- A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
- A branch; a fork.
- The penis.
Verb
Verb Forms: pronged, pronging, prongs
- To pierce or stab with a pointed projection.
- To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.
Examples
- a pitchfork with four prongs
- A well-placed ’S’ can PRONG a new word from an existing one, scoring double points.
- the second prong of the argument
- the two prongs of a river
Origin / Etymology
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.
Scrabble Score: 8
prong: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprong: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prong: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary