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12gnaw — [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… …
13eat — [ it ] (past tense ate [ eıt ] ; past participle eat|en [ itn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to put food into your mouth and swallow it: We sat on the grass and ate our sandwiches. Don t talk while you re eating. I ve eaten too much.… …
14gnaw — v. a. 1. Bite, nibble, champ, nibble at, keep biting. 2. Corrode, eat away, wear away, consume, erode …
15gnaw — 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)… …
16eat someone alive — 1) eat someone alive/for breakfast/lunch to defeat or deal with someone easily 2) if insects eat you alive, they keep biting you We were being eaten alive by midges …
17gnaw — UK [nɔː] / US [nɔ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms gnaw : present tense I/you/we/they gnaw he/she/it gnaws present participle gnawing past tense gnawed past participle gnawed to keep biting something David gnawed his lip, obviously… …
18gnaw — [nɔː] verb [I/T] to keep biting something • gnaw at sb …
19выгрызать — ВЫГРЫЗАТЬ, несов. (сов. выгрызть), что. Нарушать (нарушить) целостность чего л. (обычно твердого), раскусывая зубами его поверхность и удаляя внутреннюю часть [impf. to gnaw (out), keep biting steadily on (something hard), esp. so as to make a… …
20обгладывать — ОБГЛАДЫВАТЬ, несов. (сов. обглодать), что. Есть (съесть) что л. (обычно мясо, рыбу и т.п.), обгрызая зубами со всех сторон; Син.: обгрызать, обкусывать [impf. to chew (on, up, round), gnaw (away, at, round), keep biting steadily (on)]. Когда одна …
