Definitions for tusk

Overview of noun tusk

The noun tusk has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. ivory, tusk

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

2. tusk

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

Overview of verb tusk

The verb tusk has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. horn, tusk

(stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer")

2. tusk, detusk

(remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant")