English Dictionary: Gnash | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Gnash | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gnash \Gnash\, v. i. To grind or strike the teeth together. There they him laid, Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. --Milton. | |
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.) |