outgnaw
/aʊtˈnɔː/
verb
- To gnaw or chew through something faster or more effectively than someone or something else.
- The beaver managed to outgnaw the other rodents at the dam-building site.
- In the contest, my pet rabbit tried to outgnaw the guinea pig on the carrot stick.
- The termites seemed to outgnaw every wooden beam in the old house.
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