prog
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prog
(prɒɡ)vb, progs, progging or progged
(intr) slang or dialect Brit to prowl about for or as if for food or plunder
n
1. slang or dialect Brit food obtained by begging
2. (Cookery) dialect Canadian a Newfoundland word for food
[C17: of unknown origin]
prog
(prɒɡ)n
(Education) short for proctor1
vb, progs, progging or progged
(Education) (tr) (of a proctor) to discipline (a student)
prog
(prɒɡ)n
(Broadcasting) informal short for programme, esp a television programme
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prog
(prɒg)v. progged, prog•ging,
n. Brit. Slang. v.i.
1. to prowl about, as for food; forage.
n. 2. food or victuals.
[1615–25; orig. uncertain]
Prog.
Progressive.
prog.
1. progress.
2. progressive.
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prog
Past participle: progged
Gerund: progging
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