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Definition of Chew

1. Verb. Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth. "The cows were masticating the grass"

2. Noun. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.

3. Noun. Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.

Definition of Chew

1. v. t. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

2. v. i. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.

3. n. That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

Definition of Chew

1. Noun. A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing. ¹

2. Noun. (informal uncountable) Chewing tobacco. ¹

3. Noun. (countable or uncountable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw. ¹

4. Verb. To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. ¹

5. Verb. To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth. ¹

6. Verb. (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chew

1. to crush or grind with the teeth [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CHEWABLE [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chew

chevrette chevron chevron incision chevroned chevronel chevronels chevroning chevrons chevronwise chevrony

chevrotain chevrotains chevvy chevy chevying chew (current term) chew off chew on chew on the scenery chew out

chew over chew the cud chew the fat chew the scenery chew toys chew up chew up the scenery chewability chewable

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