prog

¹

[prog]

verb (used without object)

progged, progging 

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

noun

1. food or victuals.

prog.

²

abbreviation

1. progress.

2. progressive.

Prog.

³

abbreviation

1. Progressive.

prog

¹

/ prɒɡ /

verb

1. slang,  (intr) to prowl about for or as if for food or plunder

noun

1. slang,  food obtained by begging

2. dialect,  a Newfoundland word for food

prog.

²

abbreviation

1. programme

2. progress

3. progressive

prog

³

/ prɒɡ /

noun

1. short for proctor

verb

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

Prog.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Progressive (Party, movement, etc)

prog

⁵

/ prɒɡ /

noun

1. informal,  short for programme, esp a television programme

Word History and Origins

Origin of prog¹

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of prog¹

C17: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

He also loved prog rock, but that had made a music career seem unattainable.

From Los Angeles Times

“I feel we’re more like a really heavy, groovy rock band with some prog elements and some pretty deep emotional lyrics. They’re loosely based on tragedy and things that really shake up human beings in real life.”

From Los Angeles Times

On their 1973 album “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,” the synth-heavy “Who Are You?” incorporated elements of prog and space rock, while the title track was a punchier take on their sprawling epics.

From Salon

They weren't part of a prog rock thing.

From BBC

“Shame Game” has a psychedelic vibe that’s kinda like a hybrid of Strawberry Alarm Clock and Blue Oyster Cult, while the title track has a prog rock vibe redolent of Styx, Rush and Mars Volta.

From Los Angeles Times