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English noun: tusk

1. tusk (substance) a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses


Synonymsivory


Broader (hypernym)dentin, dentine


Substance meronymtusk

2. tusk (animal) a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog


Broader (hypernym)tooth


Part meronymboar, elephant, Sus scrofa, tusker, wild boar


Substance holonymivory, tusk


English verb: tusk

1. tusk (contact) stab or pierce with a horn or tusk


SamplesThe rhino horned the explorer.


Synonymshorn


Pattern of useSomething ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)pierce, thrust

2. tusk (change) remove the tusks of animals


SamplesTusk an elephant.


Synonymsdetusk


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)remove, take, take away, withdraw









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