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Meaning
Noun
●
a long,
pointed
canine tooth
used for
biting
and
tearing
flesh
●
a long
pointed
tooth
for
injecting
venom
●
In Scottish English:
A
grasping
;
capture
; the
act
or power of
seizing
; hold.
●
That which is
seized
or
carried
off;
booty
;
spoils
;
stolen
goods.
●
Any
projection
,
catch
,
shoot
, or other
thing
by which
hold
is
taken
; a
prehensile
part or organ.
●
In Mining:
A
channel
cut in
the rock
, or a
pipe
of
wood
, used for
conveying
air.
●
In Mining:
Catches on which the
coal
mining
cage
rests
while
cars
are being
moved on
and off.
●
In Nautical:
The
coil
or
bend
of a
rope
; (
by extension
) a
noose
; a trap.
●
In Nautical:
The
valve
of a
pump
box.
●
A people of
western
Africa.
Verb
●
To
strike
or
attack
with the fangs.
●
To
enable
to
catch
or
tear
; to
furnish
with fangs.
●
To
catch
,
capture
; seize.
●
To take;
receive
with
assent
; accept.
●
To
receive
with hospitality.
●
To receive.
●
To
receive
or
adopt
into
spiritual
relation
,
as in
baptism
; be
godfather
or
godmother
to.
●
In Scottish English:
To supply (a
pump
) with the water
necessary
for it
to operate.
●
In Australian English:
To
drive
,
ride
, etc. at
high speed
or recklessly.
Name
●
The
dominant
Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, spoken by 1.3
million
people, also called Pahouin.
●
A Beboid language of Cameroon, spoken by only 2400 people, so called because it is spoken in the
village
of Fang.
●
A
county
of Shiyan, Hubei, China.
●
A
surname
from Mandarin
●
Four large technology companies, or (metonymically) their
stock
: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.
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Origin
fang
English
fang
Middle English (1100-1500)
fangen
Middle English (1100-1500)
fon
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Booty
Clasp
Grasp
Grip
Clutch
Land
Score
Receive
Take
Greet
Welcome
Cop
Get
Capture
Catch
Vang
Lay Hold Of
Lay Hands On
Tooth And Nail
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