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lose the fang

lose the fang verb: of a pump: to dry up; to yield no water.

Verb

lose the fang (third-person singular simple present loses the fang, present participle losing the fang, simple past and past participle lost the fang)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Of a pump: to dry up; to yield no water.

Forms of lose the fang

third-person singular presentloses the fang
present participlelosing the fang
past participlelost the fang
pastlost the fang

Questions about lose the fang

What does lose the fang mean?
Lose the fang means of a pump: to dry up; to yield no water.
What part of speech is lose the fang?
Lose the fang is a verb.
What is the past tense of lose the fang?
The past tense of lose the fang is lost the fang.

Words near lose the fang in the dictionary

  1. lose steam
  2. lose the battle, but win the war
  3. lose the bell
  4. lose the bubble
  5. lose the dressing room
  6. lose the fang
  7. lose the number of one's mess
  8. lose the plot
  9. lose the run of oneself
  10. lose the thread
  11. lose their head

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