Definition of gnaw

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Gnaw (v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at..

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Begnawed :: Begnawed (p. p.) of Begna.
Morsitation :: Morsitation (n.) The act of biting or gnawing.
Knaw :: Knaw (v. t.) See Gnaw.
Mousehole :: Mousehole (n.) A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse..
Begnaw :: Begnaw (v. t.) To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
Overeat :: Overeat (v. t. & i.) To gnaw all over, or on all sides..
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvae..
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) One who, or that which, gnaws..
Gnow :: Gnow (imp.) Gnawed.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Knab :: Knab (v. t.) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
Royne :: Royne (v. t.) To bite; to gnaw.
Arrosion :: Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.
Pruner :: Pruner (n.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa..
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship..
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