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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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..
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Erose :: Erose (a.) Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed..
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing.
Knaw :: Knaw (v. t.) See Gnaw.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
Begnaw :: Begnaw (v. t.) To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
Overeat :: Overeat (v. t. & i.) To gnaw all over, or on all sides..
Royne :: Royne (v. t.) To bite; to gnaw.
Gnawed :: Gnawed (imp. & p. p.) of Gna.
Eroded :: Eroded (p. p. & a.) Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away..
Gnawing :: Gnawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gna.
Begnawn :: Begnawn () of Begna.
Gnew :: Gnew () imp. of Gnaw.
Remorse :: Remorse (n.) The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life..
Begnawed :: Begnawed (p. p.) of Begna.
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Worm :: Worm (n.) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness..
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..
Gnow :: Gnow (imp.) Gnawed.
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