| English Dictionary |
DETUSK
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does detusk mean?
• DETUSK (verb)
The verb DETUSK has 1 sense:
1. remove the tusks of animals
Familiarity information: DETUSK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove the tusks of animals
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
detusk; tusk
Context example:
tusk an elephant
Hypernyms (to "detusk" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." (English proverb)
"The dog does not catch further that its leash" (Breton proverb)
"If three people tell you that you are drunk, you better lie down." (American proverb)
"Don't go to the pub without money." (Czech proverb)
"The dog does not catch further that its leash" (Breton proverb)
"If three people tell you that you are drunk, you better lie down." (American proverb)
"Don't go to the pub without money." (Czech proverb)