tusk

tusk  (tsk)

n.

1. An elongated pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, extending outside of the mouth in certain animals such as the walrus, elephant, or wild boar. Also called regionally tush².

2. A long projecting tooth or toothlike part.

tr. & intr.v. tusked, tusk·ing, tusks

To gore or dig with the tusks or a tusk.

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[Middle English tux, tusce, from Old English tx, tsc, canine tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]

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tusked adj.

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tusk [tʌsk]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses

3. a sharp pointed projection

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called tusk tenon Building trades a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger joint

vb

to stab, tear, or gore with the tusks

[Old English tūsc; related to Old Frisian tosk; see tooth]

tusked  adj

tusklike  adj

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tusk  (tsk)

A long, pointed tooth, usually one of a pair, projecting from the mouth of certain animals, such as elephants, walruses, and wild pigs. Tusks are used for procuring food and as weapons.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tusk - a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses ivory tusk - a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog dentin, dentine - a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
	2.	tusk - a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog tusker - any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar) boar, Sus scrofa, wild boar - Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States elephant - five-toed pachyderm tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense ivory, tusk - a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Verb	1.	tusk - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" horn pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
	2.	tusk - remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" detusk remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

Translations

tusk [tʌsk] N → colmillo m

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tusk [ˈtʌsk] n → défense d'éléphant)f >

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tusk

n (of elephant) → Stoßzahn m; (of walrus) → Eckzahn m; (of boar) → Hauer m

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tusk [tʌsk] n → zanna

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tusk [tʌsk] n → zanna

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tusk

n tusk [task]

one of a pair of large curved teeth which project from the mouth of certain animals eg the elephant, walrus, wild boar etc. tand ناب бивник kel stødtand der Stoßzahn, der Hauer χαυλιόδοντας colmillo kihv دندان دراز؛ عاج syöksyhammas défense נִיב हाथी या सूअर का दांत kljova agyar taring högg-/skögultönn zanna きば 엄니 iltis ilknis gading slagtand støttann kieł presa colţ (de elefant) клык; бивень kel, tesák okel kljova bete, huggtand งาช้าง uzun sivri diş, fil dişi (象等)長牙，獠牙 ікло; бивень ہاتھي وغيرہ کا دانت ngà （象等）长牙，獠牙