- a sharply pointed end of an instrument, such as on a fork
- any pointed projecting part
- (transitive) to prick or spear with or as if with a prong
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
prong /prɔŋ, prɑŋ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- one of the long, pointed ends of a fork.
prong
(prông, prong),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
- one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler.
- a branch of a stream.
- Jewelrya 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.
- to pierce or stab with or as if with a prong.
- to supply with prongs.
- 1400–50; late Middle English pronge, prange pain, affliction, pointed instrument; akin to Old Swedish prang gorge, narrow street, Middle Low German prange stake, prangen to press, Gothic anaprangan to oppress
- 2. hook, tooth, spur.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prong /prɒŋ/ n
'prong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
buckle
- gaff
- runcible spoon
- tine
- zinc
- angon
- barb
- bay antler
- brow antler
- claw
- crown antler
- multipronged
- pronged
- pronghorn
- royal antler
- tack
- tang
- shank