to gnaw at a bone

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• gnaw´er — gnaw «n», verb, gnawed, gnawed or gnawn, gnaw|ing. –v.t. 1. to bite at and wear away: »A mouse has gnawed the cover of this box. 2. to make by biting: »A rat can gnaw a hole through wood …   Useful english dictionary

• Gnaw Bone, Indiana — Gnaw Bone is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Indiana.The town s name derives from that of the original French settlement in the area, Narbonne , named in turn for the southern French city of that name. To the ears of English settlers …   Wikipedia

• gnaw — [no: US no:] v [I,T always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: gnagan] to keep biting something hard = ↑chew ▪ Dexter gnawed his pen thoughtfully. ▪ A rat had gnawed a hole in the box. gnaw at/on ▪ The puppy was gnawing on a bone. gnaw… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gnaw — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to keep biting something hard (+ away/at/on): Val gnawed at her fingernails. | gnaw sth: a dog gnawing a bone | gnaw a hole in sth: A rat had gnawed a hole in the box. gnaw at sb phrasal verb (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gnaw — verb Etymology: Middle English gnawen, from Old English gnagan; akin to Old High German gnagan to gnaw Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to bite or chew on with the teeth; especially to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling < a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gnaw — gnawable, adj. gnawer, n. /naw/, v., gnawed, gnawed or gnawn, gnawing. v.t. 1. to bite or chew on, esp. persistently. 2. to wear away or remove by persistent biting or nibbling. 3. to form or make by so doing: to gnaw a hole through the wall. 4.… …   Universalium

• gnaw — verb /nɔː/ a) To bite something persistently. Her teeth gnawed at me all night, keeping me twisting and turning from pain. b) To produce excessive anxiety or worry. We saw that the dog had been gnawing on the bone …   Wiktionary

• gnaw — verb 1) the dog gnawed at a bone Syn: chew, chomp, champ, bite, munch, crunch; nibble 2) the pressures are gnawing away at their independence Syn: erode, wear away, wear down, eat away (at); …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bite — bite, gnaw, champ, gnash are comparable when they mean to attack with or as if with the teeth. Bite fundamentally implies a getting of the teeth, especially the front teeth, into something so as to grip, pierce, or tear off {bite an apple deeply} …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Pontevedra CF — Infobox Football club clubname = Pontevedra fullname = Pontevedra Club de Fútbol SAD nickname = Pontevedriña, Ponte, Granates founded = 1941 ground = Pasarón Pontevedra, Galicia capacity = 7,500 at present (12,500 planned) opened = 1956 2007… …   Wikipedia

• rub — Synonyms and related words: Discordia, Eris, ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, air dry, anhydrate, annoy, apple of discord, attouchement, bake, bandage, bar, bark, bathe, bite, block, blockade, blot, bone of contention,… …   Moby Thesaurus