| 单词 | prong |
| 释义 | prong /prawng, prong/, n. 1. one of the pointed tines of a fork. 2. any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler. 3. a branch of a stream. 4. Jewelry. a tapering metal projection, usually heavier than a claw, rising from the base of a jewelry setting and used to hold a stone in position as needed. Cf. claw (def. 7). v.t. 5. to pierce or stab with or as if with a prong. 6. to supply with prongs. [1400-50; late ME pronge, prange pain, affliction, pointed instrument; akin to OSw prang gorge, narrow street, MLG prange stake, prangen to press, Goth anaprangan to oppress] Syn. 2. hook, tooth, spur. |
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