Definition of gnaw

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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..

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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..
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..
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Gnow :: Gnow (imp.) Gnawed.
Begnaw :: Begnaw (v. t.) To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
Gnawing :: Gnawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gna.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
Knaw :: Knaw (v. t.) See Gnaw.
Begnawed :: Begnawed (p. p.) of Begna.
Eroded :: Eroded (p. p. & a.) Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away..
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.
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing.
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) A rodent.
Erose :: Erose (a.) Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed..
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) One who, or that which, gnaws..
Arrosion :: Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.
Knab :: Knab (v. t.) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
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..
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