gnaw

English Thesaurus

1. become ground down or deteriorate (verb.change)

hypernym	:	crumble, decay, dilapidate,
definition	:	fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)

2. bite or chew on with the teeth (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	chew, jaw, manducate, masticate,
definition	:	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth (verb.consumption)

hypernym	:	bite, seize with teeth,
definition	:	to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws (verb.contact)

3. become ground down or deteriorate (verb.change)

derivation	:	eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away,
definition	:	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)

derivation	:	erosion,
definition	:	condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (noun.state)

derivation	:	caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic,
definition	:	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (adj.all)

4. bite or chew on with the teeth (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gnawer, rodent,
definition	:	relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing (noun.animal)

5. become ground down or deteriorate (verb.change)

derivation	:	eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away,
definition	:	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)

derivation	:	erosion,
definition	:	condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (noun.state)

derivation	:	caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic,
definition	:	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (adj.all)

6. bite or chew on with the teeth (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gnawer, rodent,
definition	:	relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing (noun.animal)