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Meaning Of Fang

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



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