prangverb [ T ]
uk/præŋ/us/præŋ/UK informalto damage a vehicle slightly in a road accident:
She pranged her mother's car a week after she passed her driving test.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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prangnoun [ C ]
uk/præŋ/us/præŋ/UK US fender bender informala road accident in which the vehicles involved are only slightly damaged
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding