chew

chew

 (cho͞o)

v. chewed, chew·ing, chews

v.tr.

1. To bite and grind with the teeth; masticate.

2. To meditate on; ponder: chew a problem over.

v.intr.

1. To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.

2. To cogitate; meditate: chewed on the difficulties ahead.

3. Informal To chew tobacco as a habit.

n.

1. The act of chewing.

2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco.

Phrasal Verb:

chew out Slang

To reprimand; scold.

Idioms:

chew the cud Slang

To ponder over; meditate.

chew the fat/rag Slang

To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.

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[Middle English cheuen, from Old English cēowan.]

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chew′a·ble adj.

chew′er n.

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chew

(tʃuː)

vb

1. to work the jaws and teeth in order to grind (food); masticate

2. to bite repeatedly: she chewed her nails anxiously.

3. (Recreational Drugs) (intr) to use chewing tobacco

4. chew the fat chew the rag slang

a. to argue over a point

b. to talk idly; gossip

n

5. the act of chewing

6. something that is chewed: a chew of tobacco.

[Old English ceowan; related to Old High German kiuwan, Dutch kauwen, Latin gingīva a gum]

ˈchewable adj

ˈchewer n

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chew

(tʃu)
v.t.

1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.

2. to tear or mangle, as if by chewing (often fol. by up): The sorting machine chewed up the letters.

3. to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a hole in the rug.

4. to meditate on; consider at length (often fol. by over): to chew a problem over.

v.i.

5. to perform the act of masticating.

6. Informal. to chew tobacco, esp. habitually.

7. chew out, Slang. to scold harshly.

n.

8. an act or instance of chewing.

9. something chewed or intended for chewing.

Idioms:

1. chew the fat or rag, Informal. to converse in a relaxed or aimless manner.

2. chew the scenery, to overact.

[before 1000; Old English cēowan, c. Middle Low German keuwen, Old High German kiuwan]

chew′er, n.

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chew

Past participle: chewed
Gerund: chewing

Imperative

chew

chew

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chew - a wad of something chewable as tobacco chaw, cud, plug, quid, wad bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
	2.	chew - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow chewing, mastication, manduction change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics chomping - the act of chewing noisily gumming, mumbling - ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) rumination - (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination" eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
Verb	1.	chew - 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" manducate, masticate, jaw chomp, champ - chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" champ - chafe at the bit, like horses gum, mumble - grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" chaw - chew without swallowing; "chaw tobacco" munch, crunch - chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" grind, grate - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" gnaw - bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"

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chew

verb munch, bite, grind, champ, crunch, gnaw, chomp, masticate Be careful to eat slowly and chew your food well.

chew something over consider, weigh up, ponder, mull (over), meditate on, reflect upon, muse on, ruminate, deliberate upon You might want to sit back and chew things over for a while.

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chew

verb

To bite and grind with the teeth:

champ, chomp, chump, crump, crunch, masticate, munch.

Regional: chaw.

phrasal verb
chew on or over

To think or think about carefully and at length:

cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.

Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.

phrasal verb
chew out

Slang. To criticize for a fault or an offense:

admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.

Informal: bawl out, lambaste.

Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.

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Translations

يَمْضُغيَـمْضُغُ

žvýkat

tygge

kauenzerkauen

μασώμασάω

masticar

pureskellajauhaa

mâchermordillermâchonnermâchouiller

ללעוס

žvakati

megrág

tyggja

masticaremastico

噛む

씹다

kramtomoji guma

košļāt

kauwen

tygge

przeżućżuć

mastigar

жевать

žvečiti

tugga

เคี้ยว

çiğnemek

nhai

嚼

chew

[tʃuː]

A. N

1. (= action) to give sth a chew → masticar algo

2. (Brit) (= sweet) → caramelo m masticable; (= dog treat) → golosina f para perros

B. VT [+ food etc] → mascar, masticar
the goats had chewed off all the flower heads → las cabras se habían comido todas las flores
to chew sb's ass (US) → poner verde a algn
to chew the fat or rag → estar de palique, dar a la lengua, charlar

C. VI to chew on [+ problem] → rumiar, dar vueltas a

chew out VT + ADV (US) = chew up 1

chew over VT + ADV (= consider) → rumiar, considerar; (= reflect on) → dar vueltas a

chew up VT + ADV

1. [+ food] → masticar bien

2. (= damage) → estropear
this cassette player is chewing up all my tapes → este casete está estropeando todas mis cintas

3. (= scold) → echar una bronca a

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chew

[ˈtʃuː] vt

[+ food] → mâcher; [+ pencil] → mâcher
to bite off more than one can chew (fig) → être trop ambitieux/euse
to chew the fat (= chat) → tailler une bavettechewing gum [ˈtʃuːɪŋgʌm] n → chewing-gum m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chew

n → Kauen nt; to have a good chew on something → auf or an etw (dat) → gründlich herumkauen

vt → kauen; this meat requires a lot of chewing → an or bei diesem Fleisch muss man viel (herum)kauen; that dog’s been chewing the carpet again → der Hund hat schon wieder am Teppich genagt; don’t chew your fingernails → kaue nicht an deinen Nägeln; she always chews her nails when she’s nervous → immer, wenn sie nervös ist, kaut sie an den Nägeln; to chew the fat (inf) → tratschen (inf) ? cud

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chew

[tʃuː] vt → masticare
to chew the cud → ruminare

chew over vt + adv → rimuginare su

chew up vt + adv → mangiucchiare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chew

(tʃuː) verb

to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing. If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest. kou يَمْضُغ дъвча mastigar žvýkat kauen tygge μασώ närima جویدن pureskella mãcher לִלעוֹס चबाना žvakati (meg)rág mengunyah tyggja masticare 噛む 씹다 kramtyti košļāt kunyah kauwentyggeżuć ژوول mastigar a mesteca жевать žuť žvečiti žvakati tugga เคี้ยว çiğnemek 嚼 жувати چبانا nhai 嚼

ˈchewing-gum noun

a type of sweet made from sweetened and flavoured gum. kougom عِلْك، لُبان дъвка chiclete žvýkačka der Kaugummi tyggegummi μαστίχα näts آدامس purukumi gomme à mâcher מַסטִיק לְעִיסָה चर्वण guma za žvakanje rágógumi permen karet tyggigúmmí gomma da masticare チューインガム 씹는껌 kramtomoji guma košļājamā gumija gula-gula getah kauwgumtyggegummiguma do żucia ژاوله pastilha elástica gumă de mes­­te­cat жевательная резинка žuvačka žvečilni gumi žvakaća guma tuggummi หมากฝรั่ง ciklet 口香糖 жувальна гумка چبانے والی گم ، چیونگم kẹo cao su 橡皮糖，口香糖

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chew

→ يَـمْضُغُ žvýkat tygge kauen μασώ masticar pureskella mâcher žvakati masticare 噛む 씹다 kauwen tygge przeżuć mastigar жевать tugga เคี้ยว çiğnemek nhai 嚼

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chew

, chaw

vt. masticar, mascar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

chew

n (fam, chewing tobacco) tabaco de mascar; vt, vi masticar; to — one’s nails comerse or morderse las uñas

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