Chew

Quick meaning: Chew is a verb meaning To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
2. The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
3. Level of chewiness.
4. A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
5. (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
6. (countable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

The same chewn upon maketh one to avoid much phlegm.

His left cheek seemed to have been cut and chewn awayǃ

He wore two sweaters, both moth chewn and filthy but warm.

The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.

Word Forms

• chews
• chewing
• chewed
• chewn

Synonyms for chew

Depending on context, synonyms include bite, chavel, chomp, crunch, masticate, grind.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mastication, cud, masticate, manducate, chaw, wad.

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