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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gnash \Gnash\, verb (used with an object) [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gnash \Gnash\, verb (used without an object) To grind or strike the teeth together.
There they him laid, Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gnash
verb: grind together, of teeth
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "gnash": bite, bolus, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, cud, gnaw, gob, grind, gum, masticate, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, munch, nibble, nip, quid, ruminate, snap, swallow
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.)
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