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outgnaw

outgnaw verb: to gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.

Verb

outgnaw (third-person singular simple present outgnaws, present participle outgnawing, simple past and past participle outgnawed)

  1. (transitive) To gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.

Forms of outgnaw

third-person singular presentoutgnaws
present participleoutgnawing
past participleoutgnawed
pastoutgnawed

Origin of outgnaw

From out- + gnaw.

Questions about outgnaw

What does outgnaw mean?
Outgnaw means to gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.
What part of speech is outgnaw?
Outgnaw is a verb.
What is the past tense of outgnaw?
The past tense of outgnaw is outgnawed.

Words near outgnaw in the dictionary

  1. outglooms
  2. outglow
  3. outglowed
  4. outglowing
  5. outglows
  6. outgnaw
  7. outgnawed
  8. outgnawing
  9. outgnaws
  10. outgo
  11. outgoer

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