Word Meaning

fang definition and meaning

a. To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch.
a. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
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.
v. t. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.
v. t. The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth.
v. t. A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course.
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.
v. t. The valve of a pump box.
v. t. A bend or loop of a rope.

Crossword clues for fang

- A tooth
- Canine tooth
- Long pointed tooth
- Pointed canine
- Spider’s venom “tooth”
- Tooth of a snake
- Vampire’s tooth
- Wolf’s tooth