"pronk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pronks [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), from Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”). See also prank. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|dum}}, {{bor|en|af|pronk||to show off, strut, or prance}} Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), {{der|en|nl|pronken|t=to show off, be flamboyant}} Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”), {{m|en|prank}} prank Head templates: {{en-noun}} pronk (plural pronks)
  1. A gait or a leap in which all four legs are used to push off the ground at once.
    Sense id: en-pronk-en-noun-VrV~a0XR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prong

Verb [English]

Forms: pronks [present, singular, third-person], pronking [participle, present], pronked [participle, past], pronked [past]
Etymology: From Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), from Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”). See also prank. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|dum}}, {{bor|en|af|pronk||to show off, strut, or prance}} Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), {{der|en|nl|pronken|t=to show off, be flamboyant}} Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”), {{m|en|prank}} prank Head templates: {{en-verb}} pronk (third-person singular simple present pronks, present participle pronking, simple past and past participle pronked)
  1. (of a quadruped) To jump with all four limbs at once. Synonyms: stot, leap
    Sense id: en-pronk-en-verb-UyLwg4oC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prong

Inflected forms

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