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Dictionary: gnaw   () pronunciation

v., gnawed, gnaw·ing, gnaws.

v.tr.
    1. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
    2. To produce by gnawing: gnaw a hole. See synonyms at bite.
    3. To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing: waves gnawing the rocky shore.
  1. To afflict or worry persistently: fear that constantly gnawed me.
v.intr.
  1. To bite or chew persistently: The dog gnawed at the bone.
  2. To cause erosion or gradual diminishment.
  3. To cause persistent worry or pain: Hunger gnawed at the prisoners.

[Middle English gnauen, from Old English gnagan.]

gnawer gnaw'er n.

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verb

  1. To seize, as food, with the teeth: bite, champ, chomp, gnash. See attack/defend, ingestion.
  2. To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction: bite, corrode, eat, erode, wear, wear away. See attack/defend.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To bite and wear away bit by bit with the teeth.

pronunciation Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862).

Tutor's tip: Note: "Gnaw" (to chew on) and "naw" (a slang for "no") sound alike. "Knorr" (a ship with one sail) and "nor" (a word used to make the following word or phrase negative) sound alike.

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Gnaw is a Sharkticon, in the fictional Transformers universe.

Contents

Generation 1

Gnaw
Decepticon
Sub-group Sharkticons
Alternate Modes Monster
Series Transformers: Generation 1

Animated series

Gnaw was one of the Sharkticons seen in the planet Quintessa that captured Hot Rod. Gnaw was intended to be a generic Sharkticon soldier. [1]

Dreamwave Productions

Instead of being a Decepticon, the Gnaw in Dreamwave Productions is an Autobot ally. Gnaw's first appearance in fiction was in the Dreamwave Productions Generation 1 series. In the continuity, Gnaw is an Autobot friend of Wheelie. They were part of a rebel group led by Kup, Hot Rod and Optimus Prime, and Gnaw participates in the battle against Shockwave. However, Dreamwave's closure means that more stories of Gnaw cannot be told.

IDW Publishing

Gnaw can be seen in the cover page of Transformers Spotlight on Galvatron, as one of the monsters attacking him.

Toys

  • Generation 1 Gnaw (1986)
A new mold. [2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.bmoviefilmvault.com/breviews/transformers_the_movie_1986.html
  2. ^ http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_GB/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist



Translations: Gnaw
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gnave, gumle, nage, angribe, nedbryde
v. intr. - gnave vedholdende

Nederlands (Dutch)
(af)knagen, slijten, tergen

Français (French)
v. tr. - ronger
v. intr. - ronger, creuser, (fig) ronger (par le remords), tourmenter

Deutsch (German)
v. - kauen, nagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ροκανίζω, κατατρώγω, βασανίζω, διαβρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
rodere, rosicchiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - roer, morder continuamente, corroer

Русский (Russian)
грызть, разъедать, беспокоить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - roer, corroer
v. intr. - roer, corroer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gnaga på, fräta bort

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
咬, 啮, 啃, 咬成, 咬断, 消耗, 侵蚀, 烦恼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 咬, 齧, 啃, 咬成, 咬斷, 消耗
v. intr. - 啃, 齧, 侵蝕, 消耗, 煩惱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 씹다, 좀먹다, 고통을 주다
v. intr. - 갉다, 좀먹다, 고통을 주다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ガリガリかじる, かじってあける, 悩ます, 苦しめる, むしばむ, かじる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقرض, يقضم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כרסם, כסס, איכל, עינה‬
v. intr. - ‮כרסם, כסס, אוכל, התכלה, התענה‬


 
 
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