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1. (n.) tusk
an animal tooth developed to great length, usu. one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
2. tusk
a long, pointed, or protruding tooth.
3. tusk
a projection resembling the tusk of an animal.
4. (v.t.) tusk
to dig, tear, or gore with the tusks.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, metathetic var. of tux, OE, var. of tusc, c. OFris tusk; akin to tooth)
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1. (noun) ivory, tusk
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
2. (verb) tusk
a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
3. (verb) horn, tusk
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
"the rhino horned the explorer"
4. (verb) tusk, detusk
remove the tusks of animals
"tusk an elephant"
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1. (noun) tusk
one of the long teeth of an elephant
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Tusk
same as Torsk
2. (noun) Tusk
one of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth
3. (noun) Tusk
a toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell
4. (noun) Tusk
a projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth
5. (verb) Tusk
to bare or gnash the teeth
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Sense: one of a pair of large curved teeth which project from the mouth of certain animals eg the elephant, walrus, wild boar etc.
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 Afrikaans: tand |
 Arabic: ناب |
 Bulgarian: бивник |
 Brazilian: presa |
 Czech: kel |
 German: der Stoßzahn, der Hauer |
 Danish: stødtand |
 Greek: χαυλιόδοντας |
 Spanish: colmillo |
 Estonian: kihv |
 Farsi: دندان دراز؛ عاج |
 Finnish: syöksyhammas |
 French: défense |
 Hebrew: נִיב |
 Hindi: हाथी या सूअर का दांत |
 Croatian: kljova |
 Hungarian: agyar |
 Indonesian: taring |
 Icelandic: högg-/skögultönn |
 Italian: zanna |
 Japanese: きば |
 Korean: 엄니 |
 Lithuanian: iltis |
 Latvian: ilknis |
 Malay: gading |
 Dutch: slagtand |
 Norwegian: støttann |
 Polish: kieł |
 Persian: دندان دراز؛ عاج |
 Pashto: اوږد غاښ، عاج |
 Portuguese: presa |
 Romanian: colţ (de elefant) |
 Russian: клык; бивень |
 Slovak: kel, tesák |
 Slovenian: okel |
 Serbian: kljova |
 Swedish: bete, huggtand |
 Thai: งาช้าง |
 Turkish: uzun sivri diş, fil dişi |
 Taiwanese: (象等)長牙，獠牙 |
 Ukrainian: ікло; бивень |
 Urdu: ہاتھي وغيرہ کا دانت |
 Vietnamese: ngà |
 Chinese: （象等）长牙，獠牙 |
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