chew

chew  (ch)

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 use chewing tobacco.

n.

1. The act of chewing.

2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco. See Regional Note at chaw.

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 cowan.]

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chewa·ble adj.

chewer n.

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chew

Verb

to work the jaws and teeth in order to grind (food)

Noun

1. the act of chewing

2. something that is chewed, such as a sweet or a piece of tobacco [Old English ceowan]

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 chew something over consider, weigh up, ponder, mull (over), meditate on, reflect upon, muse on, ruminate, deliberate upon

Translations

chew [tʃuː] vt → mascar, masticar

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chew [tʃuː] vt → mâcher

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chew [tʃuː] vt → kauen

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chew [tʃuː] vt → masticare

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chew

v chew [tʃuː]

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

n chewing-gum

a type of sweet made from sweetened and flavoured gum. kougom عِلْك، لُبان дъвка žvýkačka tyggegummi der Kaugummi 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 껌 kramtomoji guma košļājamā gumija gula-gula getah kauwgum tyggegummi guma do żucia 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