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verb · transitive

infang

infang · infangs · infanged · infanging

To draw or take in; haul inTo draw or take in; haul in.

Meaning

3 senses

(Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive)To draw or take in; haul in.
(Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To cheat; gull; take in.
(Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To seize; get into one's clutches.

Origin

From in- + fang (“to catch, take, receive”). Compare Middle English onfōn (past participle

From in- + fang (“to catch, take, receive”). Compare Middle English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to receive, accept, welcome").

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Forms

infangs, infanging, infanged, infanged

Base form	infang · to infang
3rd person singular	infangs
Present participle	infanging
Past simple	infanged
Past participle	infanged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	infang
he, she, it	infangs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

infanged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have infanged
he, she, it	has infanged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will infang

Word family

1 related words

Derivedinfangthief

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

infallibleC2 infamous infamy infancy infantB2 infantile

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