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prog

1 American  
[prog] / prɒg /

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 American  

abbreviation

  1. progress.

  2. progressive.


Prog. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Progressive.


prog 1 British  
/ prɒɡ /

verb

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

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noun

  1. slang food obtained by begging

  2. dialect a Newfoundland word for food

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prog. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. programme

  2. progress

  3. progressive

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prog 3 British  
/ prɒɡ /

noun

  1. short for proctor

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verb

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

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Prog. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Progressive (Party, movement, etc)

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prog 5 British  
/ prɒɡ /

noun

  1. informal short for programme, esp a television programme

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Etymology

Origin of prog

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will play 12 dates in honor of the band’s late drummer Neil Peart, whose monumental percussion talents made Rush a defining act in prog rock.

From Los Angeles Times

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