meaning of fang
1. To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch.
2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
3. 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.
4. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.
5. The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth.
6. A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course.
7. 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.
8. The valve of a pump box.
9. A bend or loop of a rope.
Related Words
fang | fanged | fangle | fangled | fangleness | fangless | fangot |
