Definition Context Clues

What does IRATE mean?

Name the context clue: the unknown word is explained by providing the actual definition.

How do you spot a definition context clue?

What is the point of context clues? 

Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

Night is the time when many animals forage, or search, for food.
Which type of context clue is being used?

The snake slithered across the back porch when my mother chased it with a broom.

Select the best definition for the underlined word based on the context clues.

Our dog gnawed through the rope, allowing him to get loose and leave the backyard.

Select the best definition for the underlined word based on the context clues.

Jan took one look at the hideous creature and ran away in disgust.

Select the best definition for the underlined word based on the context clues.

What is a definition context clue?