chew | ||
1. | [ verb ] (food) chew (food) | |
Synonyms: | manducate jaw masticate | |
Examples: | "He jawed his bubble gum" "Chew your food and don't swallow it!" "The cows were masticating the grass" |
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Related terms: | grate gnaw chomp crunch champ mumble chaw jaw chewer | |
2. | [ noun ] (food) a wad of something chewable as tobacco | |
Synonyms: | cud quid plug wad chaw | |
Related terms: | morsel pack | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4674 | |
4. | [ noun ] biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | |
Synonyms: | mastication manduction chewing | |
Related terms: | change_of_state chomping mumbling rumination eating | |
Similar spelling: |
chewy Chewa Che Chae Chow Choe chaw Chee chi Chu Cho Cha Chai Chao Chau Chui Chia Chiu Choi chou Choy Chua Chea ch'i |