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Webster 1913 Edition


Gnar

Gnar

,
Noun.
[OE.
knarre
,
gnarre
, akin to OD.
knor
, G.
knorren
. Cf.
Knar
,
Knur
,
Gnarl
.]
A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; – written also
gnarr
.
[Archaic]
He was . . . a thick
gnarre
.
Chaucer.

Gnar

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gnarred
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gnarring
.]
[See
Gnarl
.]
To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; – written also gnarr.
[Archaic]
At them he gan to rear his bristles strong,
And felly
gnarre
.
Spenser.
A thousand wants
Gnarr
at the heels of men.
Tennison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gnar

GN`AR


Definition 2024


gnar

gnar

English

Alternative forms

Verb

gnar (third-person singular simple present gnars, present participle gnarring, simple past and past participle gnarred)

  1. To snarl or growl.

Etymology 2

Noun

gnar (plural gnars)

  1. (slang, extreme sports) Snow.

Etymology 3

Clipping of gnarly

Adjective

gnar (comparative more gnar, superlative most gnar)

  1. (slang, chiefly sports) gnarly

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