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gnawed


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gnaw 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gnaw 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gnaw 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  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 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gnaw 
 
  gnaw  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  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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  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";  "chewed  on  a  cookie") 
  2.  (1)  erode,  gnaw,  gnaw  at  eat  at  wear  away  --  (become  ground  down  or  deteriorate;  "Her  confidence  eroded") 
 
  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";  "chewed  on  a  cookie") 
  2.  (1)  erode,  gnaw,  gnaw  at  eat  at  wear  away  --  (become  ground  down  or  deteriorate;  "Her  confidence  eroded") 



gnawed definition