prog

[ prog ]

/ prɒg /

British Slang.

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verb (used without object), progged, prog·ging.

to search or prowl about, as for plunder or food; forage.

noun

food or victuals.

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Origin of prog

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Words nearby prog

profundity, profuse, profusely, profusion, profusive, prog, progametangium, progamete, progenitive, progenitor, progenitor cell

Other definitions for prog (2 of 3)

prog.

abbreviation

progress.

progressive.

Other definitions for prog (3 of 3)

Prog.

abbreviation

Progressive.

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How to use prog in a sentence

Prog Spring David Weigel, Slate Before it was a joke, prog was the future of rock and roll.
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Then I suggested quietly that Phil's dollars could be put to a better use than for prog and liquor.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Ayn't you lucky boys, to have reg'lar work like this, and the best of prog!
Sybil|Benjamin Disraeli
"That's because of the prog," growled the son, seeing his opportunity to square accounts quickly.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him|Paul Leicester Ford

For this excellent lodging they are charged sixpence a week, and all their prog is supplied at wholesale prices.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
The carriage followed with the prog, but as the road was in many places heavy, it did not move as fast as we did.
Dick Cheveley|W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for prog (1 of 5)

prog¹

/ (prɒɡ) /

verb progs, progging or progged

(intr) British slang, or dialect to prowl about for or as if for food or plunder

noun

British slang, or dialect food obtained by begging

Canadian dialect a Newfoundland word for food

Word Origin for prog

C17: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for prog (2 of 5)

prog²

/ (prɒɡ) British slang, archaic /

noun

short for proctor (def. 1)

verb progs, progging or progged

(tr) (of a proctor) to discipline (a student)

British Dictionary definitions for prog (3 of 5)

prog³

/ (prɒɡ) /

noun

informal short for programme, esp a television programme

British Dictionary definitions for prog (4 of 5)

prog.

abbreviation for

programme

progress

progressive

British Dictionary definitions for prog (5 of 5)

Prog.

abbreviation for

Progressive (Party, movement, etc)

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