Definition of gnaw

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

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Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing.
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..
Gnow :: Gnow (imp.) Gnawed.
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, 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..
Erose :: Erose (a.) Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed..
Royne :: Royne (v. t.) To bite; to gnaw.
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) A rodent.
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Begnaw :: Begnaw (v. t.) To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) One who, or that which, gnaws..
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
Gnawed :: Gnawed (imp. & p. p.) of Gna.
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..
Begnawn :: Begnawn () of Begna.
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..
Begnawed :: Begnawed (p. p.) of Begna.
Knaw :: Knaw (v. t.) See Gnaw.
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