Tusk (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
  2. a long, pointed, or protruding tooth.
  3. a projection resembling the tusk of an animal.
  4. a diagonally cut shoulder at the end of a timber for strengthening a tenon.
verb (used with object)
  1. to dig up or tear off with the tusks.
  2. to gore with a tusk.
verb (used without object)
  1. to dig up or thrust at the ground with the tusks.
noun
  1. a pointed elongated usually paired tooth in the elephant, walrus, and certain other mammals that is often used for fighting
  2. the canine tooth of certain animals, esp horses
  3. a sharp pointed projection
  4. a tenon shaped with an additional oblique shoulder to make a stronger joint
verb
  1. to stab, tear, or gore with the tusks
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