fang Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
  2. noun an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs
  3. noun canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
  4. noun hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison

WordNet

Fang transitive verb
Etymology
OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig. only in p.p. and imp. tense), AS. fn; akin to D. vangen, OHG. fahan, G. fahen, fangen, Isel. fa, Sw. f, fnga, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E. fair, peace, pact. Cf. Fair, a.
Definitions
  1. To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch. Obs. Shak.
    He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged. J. Webster.
  2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. "Chariots fanged with scythes." Philips.
Fang noun
Etymology
From Fang, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, G. fang.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.
    Since I am a dog, beware my fangs. Shak.
  2. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.
    The protuberant fangs of the yucca. Evelyn.
  3. (Anat.) The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth.
  4. (Mining) A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course. Knight.
  5. (Mech.) 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.
  6. (Naut.) (a) The valve of a pump box. (b) A bend or loop of a rope.

Webster 1913