prong

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

prongs

1.
A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
a pitchfork with four prongs
Đồng nghĩa: tine, fang
2.
(figuratively, sometimes)(sometimes figurative) A branch; a fork.
the two prongs of a river
the second prong of the argument
3.
(Cornwall)A fork (agricultural tool).
4.
(colloquial)The penis.
2008, Andy Zaltzman on The Bugle podcast, episode 34, You Will Know Us By Our Knobbly Fruit. Hang on... That looks like... No, it can't be. Is that my wang!? Micky Paintbrush, have you painted my papal prong on that nudy man!?

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

prongs

V_ing/Gerund

pronging

V_ed/pp

pronged

1.
To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

tine fang

Cùng gốc / liên quan

multiprongprongbuck pronglike prongyprong-billed barbetpronghornprong-settine tooth

Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English pronge, perhaps from prange (stick, restraining device), from prangen (to press, pinch), from *prangan, from *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (to press), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (to wrap up, constrict).