[prɒŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork

- each of the separate parts of an attack or operation, typically approaching a place or subject from different positions
(e.g: the three main prongs of the government's programme)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a forked implement): perhaps related to Middle Low German prange ‘pinching instrument’. The verb dates from the mid 19th century

[prɒŋ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pierce or stab with a fork
(e.g: he passed his fork to the right hand to prong the meat)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a forked implement): perhaps related to Middle Low German prange ‘pinching instrument’. The verb dates from the mid 19th century