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# prong

noun (prong, prongs)

«prong» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

One of the sharp pointed ends of a fork or similar tool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prong/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, the sharp points of a fork or of a monster's teeth and claws

### Examples

- Use the prongs of the fork to lift the pea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prong/#x1)
- A fork usually has four prongs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prong/#x2)
- The branch split into two forked prongs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prong/#x3)
- The monster had hooks and prongs for teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prong/#x4)

### Note

counting the prongs counts the sharp points of a fork: a fork with 4 prongs has 4 points

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prong/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prong.html) on Mova free.