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Meanings of prong in English

Russian
электрический контакт
Spanish
contacto electrico
Catalan
contacte elèctric
Wikidata

Part of a component that reversibly forms an electrical connection.

электрический контакт

Spike on a tool or utensil.

Synonyms
Examples for "tine"
Examples for "tine"
1
After that, at Dan's direction he put in his tine-nosed fishing pliers.
Alas, Babylon
2
We now begin with the simplest form of tine we have, viz.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
3
He handed the broken tine to his conqueror with a gracious bow.
A Game of Thrones
4
Ruth sat quite still for a tine, with face intent and flushed.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
5
All very tine, except that in at least some cases it is untrue.
The Irish Times
Usage of prong in English
1
That's why we're here, in hopes that a two-prong approach might help.
I'd know you anywhere
2
It was tense work; if she broke this prong she'd be finished.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
3
In a few minutes Didi had managed to loosen a third prong.
Mine
4
She forced too hard and the prong of her fork broke off.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
5
One prong came off in his hand, and he fell to the floor.
Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
6
The curious prong-buck or prong-horned antelope was unknown east of the Great Plains.
The Winning of the West, Volume 4 / Louisiana and the Northwest,...
7
If the computer likes what it sees, the prong swipes right.
Wired
8
His uncared-for wound was like a red-hot prong in his flesh.
The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
9
In the kitchen, Anders set the soup to warm, then started slicing prong-buck.
Treecat Wars
10
And nowhere is that D-Pad's brilliance better expressed than on the right-facing prong.
Wired
11
This creature would in time specialize one prong for perceiving, four for locomotion.
Star Maker
12
He held a piece of fowl up on the prong of the carvingfork.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
13
Here and there, I could pick out the three-prong pattern of bird tracks.
Break No Bones
14
Now arose a serious query-whichis the right prong for me?
The Fugitive Blacksmith / or, Events in the History of James W. ...
15
Behold, ye meek: this prong of iron is all the Earth ye shall inherit.
Voice of the Fire
16
In the new filing, Vidal's lawyers outlined a two-prong challenge to Trump's DACA action.
Reuters
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Prong through the time
Prong across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common