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"
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 DictionaryΩ
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).
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