Gnash

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gnash \Gnash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Gnashing}.] [OE. gnasten, gnaisten, cf. Icel. gnastan a
     gnashing, gn?sta to gnash, Dan.knaske, Sw. gnissla, D.
     knarsen, G. knirschen.]
     To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the
     teeth.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gnash \Gnash\, v. i.
     To grind or strike the teeth together.
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           There they him laid,
           Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gnash
       v : grind together, of teeth

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "gnash":
     bite, bolus, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, cud,
     gnaw, gob, grind, gum, masticate, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble,
     munch, nibble, nip, quid, ruminate, snap, swallow
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Gnash
     Heb. harak, meaning "to grate the teeth", (Job 16:9; Ps. 112:10;
     Lam. 2:16), denotes rage or sorrow. (See also Acts 7:54; Mark
     9:18.)