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gnaw
Overview of verb gnaw
The verb gnaw has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) gnaw -- (bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker")
2. (1) erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away -- (become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded")
Grep of noun gnaw
gnawer
gnawing animal
gnawing mammal
Antonyms of verb gnaw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gnaw
2 senses of gnaw
Sense 1
gnaw
=> chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> grate, grind
=> break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
=> break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
=> change integrity
=> change
=> bite, seize with teeth
=> grip
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 2
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb gnaw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gnaw
2 senses of gnaw
Sense 1
gnaw
=> chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> bite, seize with teeth
Sense 2
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
'Cause To' of verb gnaw
Derived Forms of verb gnaw
1 of 2 senses of gnaw
Sense 1
gnaw
RELATED TO>(noun) gnawer#1
=> rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal
Domain of verb gnaw
Domain Terms of verb gnaw
Familiarity of verb gnaw
gnaw used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb gnaw
2 senses of gnaw
Sense 1
gnaw
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb gnaw
2 senses of gnaw
Sense 1
gnaw
> chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> chomp, champ
=> champ
=> mumble, gum
=> chaw
=> crunch, munch
=> gnaw
> bite, seize with teeth
=> gnaw
=> snap at, bite off
=> nibble
=> nip
=> nibble
Sense 2
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> deteriorate
=> corrode, rust
=> weather
=> erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> wilt, droop
=> ruin
=> break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb gnaw
Sense 1
gnaw
=> chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> bite, seize with teeth
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Sense 2
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
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Grep of verb gnaw
gnaw
gnaw at
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