Definition of chaws Chaws

We found 5 definitions of chaws from 2 different sources.

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What does chaws mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • chaws (Noun)
    Plural of chaw.
  • chaws (Verb)
    I. e. nonstandard version of chews.

Part of speech

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  • chaws, verb, present, 3rd person singular of chaw (infinitive).
  • chaws, noun, plural of chaw.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

chaws, chawing, chawed  

chaw - chew without swallowing; "chaw tobacco"
  chew, manducate, masticate, jaw chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
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  • chaw (Noun)
    chewing Chewing tobacco .
  • chaw (Noun)
    A plug or wad of chewing tobacco.
  • chaw (Noun)
    The jaw.
  • chaw (Verb)
    To chew; to grind one's teeth; to masticate food, or the cud; to champ at the bit.
  • chaw (Verb)
    To steal.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • chaw (v. t.)
    To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
  • chaw (v. t.)
    To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.
  • chaw (v. t.)
    As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
  • chaw (v. t.)
    The jaw.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • chaw
    A type of tobacco which consists of whole leaves that are placed into the mouth and chewed.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • chaw
    chaw, n. (Spens.) the jaw—usually pl.v.t. to chew, still used of tobacco.—n. Chaw′-bā′con, a country clown, a rustic fellow.—Chawed up, destroyed. [See Jaw.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • chaw
    See QUID.

Part of speech

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  • chaw, verb, present, 1st person singular of chaw (infinitive).
  • chaw, verb (infinitive).
  • chaw, noun, singular of chaws.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

chaws in sign language
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