What does FANG mean?

Definitions for FANG
fæŋ, fɑŋ, fɑ̃fang

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Fangnoun

    a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon

  2. fangnoun

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

  3. fangnoun

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

  4. fangnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. fangnoun

    A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.

  2. fangnoun

    That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.

  3. fang

    Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.

  4. fang

    A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air.

  5. fang

    Cage-shuts.

  6. fang

    The coil or bend of a rope; a noose; a trap.

  7. fangnoun

    A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh or (in snakes) for injecting venom.

  8. fangverb

    to strike or attack with the fangs

  9. Fangnoun

    A people of western Africa.

  10. Fangnoun

    The Bantu language of these people, also called Pahouin

  11. Fangnoun

    A second, only distantly related language of Africa

  12. Etymology: From fangen, from fon, and fanga, both from fanhanan, from paḱ-. Cognate with fange, vangen, fangen, fange, Albanian.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fangnoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    Here feel we but the penalty of Adam,
    The season’s difference; as the icy fang
    And churlish chiding of the Winter’s wind;
    Which, when it bites and blows upon my body,
    Ev’n ’till I shrink with cold, I smile and say
    This is no flattery. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

    Some creatures have overlong or outgrowing teeth, which we call fangs, or tusks; as boars, pikes, salmons, and dogs, though less. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 752.

    Prepar’d to fly,
    The fatal fang drove deep within his thigh,
    And cut the nerves: the nerves no more sustain
    The bulk; the bulk, unprop’d, falls headlong on the plain. John Dryden, Ovid, b. viii.

    Then charge him close, provoke him to the rage
    Of fangs and claws, and, stooping from your horse,
    Rivet the panting savage to the ground. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    The protuberant fangs of the yuca are to be treated like the tuberoses. John Evelyn, Kalendar.

  2. To FANGverb

    To seize; to gripe; to clutch.

    Etymology: fangan, Saxon; vangen, Dutch.

    Destruction fang mankind! William Shakespeare, Timon.

Wikipedia

  1. Fang

    A fang is a long, pointed tooth. In mammals, a fang is a modified maxillary tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a specialized tooth that is associated with a venom gland (see snake venom). Spiders also have external fangs, which are part of the chelicerae. Fangs are most common in carnivores or omnivores, but some herbivores, such as fruit bats, have them as well. They are generally used to hold or swiftly kill prey, such as in large cats. Omnivorous animals, such as bears, use their fangs when hunting fish or other prey, but they are not needed for consuming fruit. Some apes also have fangs, which they use for threats and fighting. However, the relatively short canines of humans are not considered to be fangs.

ChatGPT

  1. fang

    A fang is a long, pointed tooth that certain animals, such as snakes, spiders, and some dog species, have. These teeth are usually used for biting and injecting venom into prey or predators. In popular culture, fangs are also associated with mythical creatures like vampires and werewolves.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fangadjective

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

  2. Fangadjective

    to enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs

  3. Fangverb

    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. Fangverb

    any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken

  5. Fangverb

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

  6. Fangverb

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

  7. Fangverb

    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. Fangverb

    the valve of a pump box

  9. Fangverb

    a bend or loop of a rope

  10. Etymology: [OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig. only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. fn; akin to D. vangen, OHG. fhan, G. fahen, fangen, Icel. f, Sw. f, fnga, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E. fair, peace, pact. Cf. Fair, a.]

Wikidata

  1. Fang

    A fang is a long, pointed tooth. In mammals, a fang is a canine tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a venom-injecting tooth. Spiders also have fangs, which are part of the chelicerae. Fangs are most common in carnivores or omnivores, but some herbivores, such as fruit bats, carry them as well. They are generally used to hold or swiftly kill prey, such as in large cats. Omnivorous animals, such as bears, use their fangs when hunting fish or other prey, but they are not needed for consuming fruit. Apes also have fangs, which they use for threats and fighting. However, the relatively short canines of humans are not considered to be fangs.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fang

    fang, n. the tooth of a ravenous beast: a claw or talon: the venom-tooth of a serpent: (Shak.) a grip, catch.—v.t. (obs.) to seize upon, catch.—adjs. Fanged, having fangs, clutches, or anything resembling them; Fang′less, having no fangs or tusks: toothless.—Lose the fang (of a pump), to be dry, to have no water (Scot.). [A.S. fang, from fón, to seize; Ger. fangen, to catch, Dut. vangen.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FANG

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fang is ranked #3464 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Fang surname appeared 10,316 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Fang.

    93.7% or 9,674 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.8% or 293 total occurrences were White.
    1.4% or 149 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.3% or 134 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.5% or 55 total occurrences were Black.
    0.1% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FANG in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FANG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of FANG in a Sentence

  1. John Brady:

    The FANG stocks have done well because of overall market sentiment. But we've come a long way in a hurry, and a little bit like a baby, you've got to worry if there has to be a little burp.

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