Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tusk

2 senses of tusk

Sense 1
horn, tusk -- (stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer")
       => pierce, thrust -- (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)

Sense 2
tusk, detusk -- (remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Antonyms of adj tusked

1 sense of tusked

Sense 1
tusked -- (having tusks)

INDIRECT (VIA toothed) -> toothless -- (lacking teeth; "most birds are toothless"; "a toothless old crone")

Similarity of adj tusked

1 sense of tusked

Sense 1
tusked -- (having tusks)
       => toothed (vs. toothless) -- (having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed")

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