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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 [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. (Law / Recreational Drugs) (intr) to use chewing tobacco

chew the fat or rag Slang

a.  to argue over a point

b.  to talk idly; gossip

n

1. the act of chewing

2. something that is chewed a chew of tobacco See also chew out, chew over, chew up

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

chewable  adj

chewer  n

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.

Translations

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 bavette
chewing gum [ˈtʃuːɪŋgʌm] n → chewing-gum m

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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

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

chew over vt + adv → rimuginare su

chew up vt + adv → mangiucchiare

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

chew over vt + adv → rimuginare su

chew up vt + adv → mangiucchiare

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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 씹는껌 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

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