intransitive verb.
To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teeth something hard, unwieldy, or unmanageable.
transitive verb.
To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at.
transitive verb.
To bite in agony or rage.
transitive verb.
To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
transitive verb.
To trouble in a constant manner; to plague; to worry; to vex; -- usually used with at.