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adjective
Date: 1767
1. having a usually specified number of prongs — usually used in combination <a 3-pronged fork> 2. having a usually specified number of parts or approaches <a 2-pronged strategy>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pronged
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Pronged — Pronged, a. Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three pronged fork. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pronged — pronged; mul·ti·pronged; … English syllables
pronged — [prôŋd] adj. having prongs … English World dictionary
-pronged — [[t] prɒŋd, AM prɔːŋd[/t]] COMB in ADJ: ADJ n A two pronged or three pronged attack, plan, or approach has two or three parts. ...a two pronged attack on the recession... The bank has a three pronged strategy for recovery … English dictionary
pronged — /prɒŋd/ (say prongd) adjective 1. having prongs, or especially, having a particular number of prongs as in three pronged fork. 2. having a number of lines of approach as in three pronged attack …
pronged — /prawngd, prongd/, adj. having prongs (often used in combination): a four pronged fork. [1760 70; PRONG + ED3] * * * … Universalium
pronged — adjective Having (a specified number or type of) prongs three pronged … Wiktionary
pronged — prong ► NOUN 1) each of two or more projecting pointed parts on a fork or other article. 2) each of the separate parts of an attack or operation. ► VERB ▪ pierce or stab with a fork. DERIVATIVES pronged adjective. ORIGIN perhaps related to Low… … English terms dictionary
pronged — Synonyms and related words: V shaped, Y shaped, acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, arboreal, arborescent, arboriform, barbed, biforked, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, branching, branchlike, cornuted … Moby Thesaurus
pronged — prÉ‘Å‹ ,prɔŋ /prÉ’Å‹ n. tine, small slender point of a fork; pointed projection of an antler v. overturn with a pitchfork; stab with a fork; load with a pitchfork … English contemporary dictionary
