Definition of gnaw

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Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

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Arrosion :: Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
Overeat :: Overeat (v. t. & i.) To gnaw all over, or on all sides..
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..
Gnawing :: Gnawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gna.
Gnow :: Gnow (imp.) Gnawed.
Gnawed :: Gnawed (imp. & p. p.) of Gna.
Gnaw :: 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..
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..
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..
Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
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..
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..
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.
Knaw :: Knaw (v. t.) See Gnaw.
Begnawn :: Begnawn () of Begna.
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..
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