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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Gnew :: Gnew () imp. of Gnaw.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Cardialgy :: Cardialgy (n.) A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion..
Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
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..
Overeat :: Overeat (v. t. & i.) To gnaw all over, or on all sides..
Knab :: Knab (v. t.) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) A rodent.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
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..
Eroded :: Eroded (p. p. & a.) Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away..
Begnawn :: Begnawn () of Begna.
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..
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing.
Royne :: Royne (v. t.) To bite; to gnaw.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. i.) To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable..
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
Gnawed :: Gnawed (imp. & p. p.) of Gna.
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