prong
prong · prongs · pronged · pronging
spießen, aufspießen
To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prongTo pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.
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» Ziri's dog has a prong collar.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.
aufspießen, spießen
Examples
22 sentencesZiri's dog has a prong collar.
Ziri's dog wears a prong collar.
Why do people use prong collars?
Ziri does not like prong collars.
Are prong collars dangerous for dogs?
Translations
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By meaning 1
to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong:
Origin
From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining devFrom Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”).
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Forms
prongs, pronging, pronged, prongedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle