3 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: prong noun: a pointed projection From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Prong \Prong\, noun [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.] 1. A sharp-pointed instrument. Prick it on a prong of iron. --Sandys. 2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) The fang of a tooth. 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

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