- prang Brit.
- prang Brit.informalverb crash (a motor vehicle or aircraft).↘strike against.noun an act of pranging something; a collision or crash.Origin1940s: imitative.
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prang — Brit. informal ► VERB ▪ crash (a motor vehicle or aircraft). ► NOUN ▪ a collision or crash. ORIGIN imitative … English terms dictionary
prang — [praŋ] vt., vi. [echoic] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] Brit. Slang 1. to cause (an aircraft, vehicle, etc.) to crash 2. to collide with 3. to bomb heavily n. [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] Brit. Slang 1. a collision 2. a bombing raid … English World dictionary
prang — /prang/, v.t. Brit. Slang. 1. to collide with; bump into. 2. to destroy or severely damage by a bombing raid; bomb (an enemy target). 3. to destroy or shoot down (an enemy aircraft). [1930 35; imit.] * * * … Universalium
prang — v. & n. Brit. sl. v.tr. 1 crash or damage (an aircraft or vehicle). 2 bomb (a target) successfully. n. the act or an instance of pranging. Etymology: imit … Useful english dictionary
pelt — I v 1. attack, assail, stone, lapidate; riddle, shower, bombard, pepper, Brit. Sl. prang; strafe, shell, torpedo, cannonade, Mil. barrage, fusillade, blitz; batter, beat, beat up, Archaic. belabor; pound, Inf. wallop, lay on, pommel, pummel,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
knock up — verb make pregnant He impregnated his wife again • Syn: ↑impregnate, ↑bang up, ↑prang up • Derivationally related forms: ↑impregnation (for: ↑impregnate) … Useful english dictionary
bomb — n 1. explosive, fireball, Inf. blockbuster; grenade, Molotov cocktail, shell, torpedo, missile, projectile, trajectile; mine, land mine. v 2. bombard, Brit. Sl. prang, strafe, shell, torpedo, Mil. barrage, fusillade, blitz, blitzkrieg; shoot,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
collide — v 1. crash, smash, bump, bang; meet, encounter, come into collision; crash into, smash into, run into, bump into, Inf. plow into, Brit. Sl. prang; butt, buffet, jar, jolt, jostle, dash. 2. clash, conflict, disagree, differ, disaccord, be at… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
foul — adj 1. contaminated, polluted, infected, adulterated, impure, defiled, tainted; spoiled, rotten, moldy, decayed, decomposed, carious, fetid, putrid, putrescent, putrefactive; ill smelling, evil smelling, Sl. funky, rancid, stinking, stinky, rank … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pepper — n 1. condiment, spice, black pepper, white pepper; red pepper, cayenne; green or bell pepper; hot pepper, sweet pepper. v 2. season, spice, spice up, flavor, Inf. give some zip. 3. sprinkle, speckle, mottle, stipple, dapple; dot, stud, daub,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
