The difference between Fang and Grasp
When used as nouns, fang means a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh, whereas grasp means grip.
When used as verbs, fang means to strike or attack with the fangs, whereas grasp means to grip.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fang and Grasp
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Fang as a noun:
a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
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Fang as a noun:
a long pointed tooth for injecting venom
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Fang as a verb (rare):
To strike or attack with the fangs.
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Fang as a verb:
To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, dialectal, or, archaic):
To catch, capture; seize; grip; clutch; lay hold of.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete):
To take; receive with assent; accept.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, obsolete, as a guest):
To receive with hospitality; welcome.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, obsolete, a thing given or imposed):
To receive.
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Fang as a verb (transitive, dialectal):
To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.
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Fang as a noun (now, chiefly, dialectal, Scotland):
A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
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Fang as a noun:
That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
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Fang as a noun:
Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.
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Fang as a noun (mining):
A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air.
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Fang as a noun (rare, in the plural):
Cage-shuts.
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Fang as a noun (nautical):
The coil or bend of a rope; a noose; a trap.
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Fang as a noun (nautical):
The valve of a pump box.
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Fang as a verb (Scotland, transitive):
To supply (a pump) with the water necessary for it to operate.
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Grasp as a verb:
To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
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Grasp as a verb:
To understand.
Examples:
"I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity."
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Grasp as a verb:
To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
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Grasp as a noun (sometimes, figurative):
Grip.
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Grasp as a noun:
Understanding.
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Grasp as a noun:
That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
Examples:
"The goal is within my grasp."