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1 gnaw
no:(to bite or chew with a scraping movement: The dog was gnawing a large bone; The mice have gnawed holes in the walls of this room.) gnage, gumle på- gnawingnage1) gnage (på) (også overført), gumle (på), tygge (på), bite2) ( overført) gnage (på), plage3) gnage av, gnage bort, gnage i stykker4) tære på, bryte ned, få til å smuldre bortgnaw at something gnage på noe, tære på noe, plage -
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1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) slik, sånn3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slik, sånn4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) slik, sånn, så2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) den som; som sådan- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it isslik--------sånndeterm. \/sʌtʃ\/1) slik, sådan, sånn2) ( nedsettende) den slags3) lignende• tea, coffee and such drinkste, kaffe og lignende drikker4) ( i utbrudd) så• such big books!• we had such fun!5) så stor6) det7) i sitt slag8) den slags, sånt noe, sliktand such (like) og denslags, og slik(e), og lignendeas such som sådan(t)i egenskap av, i kraft avno such thing! absolutt ikke!, langt ifra!some such thing noe sånt, noe lignende, noe i den stilensuch a slik en\/ei\/et, slikesuch and such den og den, det og det, de og desuch another en likedan, makensuch a one slik en\/eisuch as sånn som( gammeldags) de som for eksempel, så somkjøretøy, for eksempel bilerslik somdet lille (som)such as it is sånn som det nå er, slik det nå erdu kan få min, selv om den ikke er mye å skryte av• the crowd, such as it was, soon dispersedflokken, liten som den var, spredte seg snart• the food, such as it was, was cheapmaten var ikke mye å skryte av, men den var iallfall billigsuch that slik at
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Gnaw — is the name of a Sharkticon, in the fictional Transformers universe.It is also a chewing action that most rodents do.Generation 1Transformers character name =Gnaw caption =Wheelie and Gnaw affiliation =Decepticon subgroup =Sharkticons rank =… … Wikipedia
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 — [ nɔ ] verb intransitive or transitive to keep biting something: David gnawed his lip, obviously worried. A rat had gnawed through the cable. gnaw ,at or ,gnaw a way at phrasal verb transitive gnaw (away) at someone if something gnaws at you, you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gnaw away at — ˈgnaw ˌat ˌgnaw a ˈway at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they gnaw at he/she/it gnaws at present participle gnawing a … Useful english dictionary
Gnaw — Gnaw, v. i. To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teeth something hard, unwieldy, or unmanageable. [1913 Webster] I might well, like the spaniel, gnaw upon the chain that ties me. Sir P.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gnaw — (n[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnawed} (n[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnawing}.] [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. {Nag} to tease.] 1. To bite, as something hard or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gnaw — O.E. gnagan (pt. *gnog, pp. gnagan) to gnaw, a common Germanic word (Cf. O.S. gnagan, O.N., Swed. gnaga, M.Du., Du. knagen, O.H.G. gnagan, Ger. nagen to gnaw ), probably imitative of gnawing. Related: Gnawed; gnawing … Etymology dictionary
gnaw — [nô] vt. gnawed, gnawed or Rare gnawn, gnawing [ME gnawen < OE gnagen, akin to Ger nagen (OHG gnagan) < IE * ghnēgh < base * ghen , to gnaw away, rub away > GNASH, GNAT] 1. to cut, bite, and wear away bit by bit with the teeth 2. to… … English World dictionary
gnaw your vitals — If something gnaws your vitals, it troubles you greatly and affects you at a very deep level. ( Gnaw at your vitals is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes