Definition of fang Fang
/fæˈŋ/ - [fang] - Fang
We found 31 definitions of fang from 7 different sources.
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What does fang mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: fangs |
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| fang - an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs | ||
| appendage, extremity, member a part that is joined to something larger | ||
| fang - hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison | ||
| fang - canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey | ||
| fang - a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fang (Noun)
A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold. - fang (Noun)
That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods. - fang (Noun)
Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ. - fang (Noun)
A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air. - fang (Noun)
Cage-shuts. - fang (Noun)
A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh. - fang (Noun)
In snakes a long pointed tooth for injecting venom. - fang (Verb)
To catch, capture; seize; grip; clutch; lay hold of . - fang (Verb)
To take; receive with assent; accept. - fang (Verb)
To receive with hospitality; welcome. - fang (Verb)
To receive. - fang (Verb)
To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to. - fang (Verb)
To strike or attack with the fangs.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fang (a.)
To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch. - fang (a.)
To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. - fang (v. t.)
The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider. - fang (v. t.)
Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. - fang (v. t.)
The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth. - fang (v. t.)
A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course. - fang (v. t.)
A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it enters the handle. - fang (v. t.)
The valve of a pump box. - fang (v. t.)
A bend or loop of a rope.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A language of Cameroon. -
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A language of Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Congo and Gabon
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fang
fang, n. the tooth of a ravenous beast: a claw or talon: the venom-tooth of a serpent: (Shak.) a grip, catch.—v.t. (obs.) to seize upon, catch.—adjs. Fanged, having fangs, clutches, or anything resembling them; Fang′less, having no fangs or tusks: toothless.—Lose the fang (of a pump), to be dry, to have no water (Scot.). [A.S. fang, from fón, to seize; Ger. fangen, to catch, Dut. vangen.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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fang
To pour water into a pump in order to fetch it, when otherwise the boxes do not hold the water left on them.
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