prang
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9.3
- noun
- /præŋ/
- UK
- Dr prang you're wanted in surgery .,.
Examples
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Dr prang this is Dr August .,..
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Dr prang Dr August is waiting .,..
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Until this accident made a prang of things.
Fiction book (1998) -
Dr prang will not be . performing the surgery today.
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We were losing altitude, you see, and heading for a fearful prang.
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There's a prang out on South Road, you can do your fuckin' nails later!
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Who's on prang?
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You're prang.
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Some residents argued that in recent years, farmers have been able to produce both the primary (na phii) and secondary (na prang) harvests due to the abundance of water availability and its management by the province.
Academic text (2017) -
He was shaken but unharmed after the minor prang on the highway.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unexpected event that causes harm or damage
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1.3
A collision between cars that causes damage or injury
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3.4
A small accident that causes trouble but not serious harm
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3.2
A small car crash that causes little or no damage
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Prang probably began as an English sound word that copies a small crash, like 'bang' or 'clang'. One idea says pilots learned it from Malay perang meaning 'war'. So, a prang is a minor crash or accident.