Definition of tang

• n. - A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).
• n. - A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
• n. - Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang.
• n. - A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position.
• n. - The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
• n. - The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
• n. - The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
• n. - The tongue of a buckle.
• n. - A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
• v. t. - To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
• v. i. - To make a ringing sound; to ring.