Fang

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1. Adjective

To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch.

2. Adjective

To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.

3. Verb

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. Verb

Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.

5. Verb

The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth.

6. Verb

A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course.

7. Verb

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. Verb

The valve of a pump box.

9. Verb

A bend or loop of a rope.

10. Noun

hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
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11. Noun

canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
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12. Noun

an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs
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