{
  "gnaw":{
    "to consume or wear away gradually":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "time has gnawed that author's reputation to the point where he rates little more than a footnote"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "freshen",
        "recreate",
        "refresh",
        "refreshen",
        "regenerate",
        "rejuvenate",
        "renew",
        "restore",
        "revitalize",
        "revive"
      ],
      "related":[
        "break down",
        "break up",
        "decompose",
        "disintegrate",
        "dissolve",
        "decimate",
        "destroy",
        "devastate",
        "ruin",
        "waste",
        "wreck"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "bite (at)",
        "corrode",
        "eat",
        "erode",
        "fret",
        "nibble"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}