fang

¹

[ fang ]

noun

1. one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
2. a canine tooth.
3. a tooth resembling a dog's.
4. the root of a tooth.
5. one of the chelicerae of a spider.
6. a pointed, tapering part of a thing.
7. Machinery. the tang of a tool.

fang

²

[ fang ]

verb (used with object)

, British Dialect.

1. to seize; grab.

Fang

³

[ fang, fahng, fahn ]

noun

, plural Fangs, (especially collectively) Fang

1. Also called Pahouin, Pangwe. a member of an Indigenous people of Gabon, Cameroon, and adjacent areas.
2. the Bantu language spoken by this people.

fang

¹

/ fæŋ /

verb

1. to drive at great speed

noun

1. an act or instance of driving in such a way

   we took the car for a fang

fang

²

/ fæŋ /

noun

1. the long pointed hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake through which venom is injected
2. any large pointed tooth, esp the canine or carnassial tooth of a carnivorous mammal
3. the root of a tooth
4. informal.
   usually plural tooth

   clean your fangs

Fang

³

/ fæŋ; fɑːŋ /

noun

1. FangsFang a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the rain forests of Gabon and Rio Muni: noted for their use of iron and copper money and for their sculpture
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family

fang

/ făng /

1. A long, pointed tooth in vertebrate animals or a similar structure in spiders, used to seize prey and sometimes to inject venom. The fangs of a poisonous snake, for example, have a hollow groove through which venom flows.

Derived Forms

• ˈfangˌlike, adjective
• ˈfangless, adjective
• fanged, adjective

Other Words From

• fanged [fangd], adjective
• fang·less adjective
• fang·like adjective
• un·fanged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fang¹

First recorded before 1050; Middle English “prey, purchase, spoils,” Old English: “booty”; cognate with German Fang “capture, booty,” Old Norse fang “a grasp, hold”; fang ²

Origin of fang²

First recorded before 900; Middle English fangen, fengen, earlier and Old English fon “to seize, catch”; cognate with Old Saxon fangan and fahan, German fangen and fahen, Old Icelandic fangan and fá

Word History and Origins

Origin of fang¹

C20: from Juan Manuel Fangio

Origin of fang²

Old English fang what is caught, prey; related to Old Norse fang a grip, German Fang booty

Example Sentences

Immortal, bloodthirsty creatures that feed on humans - they have sharp fangs and a hatred for sunlight and garlic.

From BBC

In the closing moments of the series finale, titled “Fear the End,” she’s startled when the baby’s eyes flicker to white and sharp fangs briefly appear along his gums, signaling something is amiss.

From Los Angeles Times

A black widow bite is “medically important,” Vetter said, and can cause swelling where the fangs clamped down, severe stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, tremors and sweating.

From Los Angeles Times

These are some hot, elegant gay bloodsuckers who speak French and flash brilliant smiles but aren’t afraid to kill to survive — kinda like Fire Island with fangs.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a sharp pain in his left hand as the fangs penetrated just below the thumb.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fingernail
• paw
• tentacle