chew

B2
Pronunciation
/tʃuː/
/tʃu/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.

Example Sentences
  • I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.
2 Definition

Level of chewiness.

3 Definition

A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.

Example Sentences
  • Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
4 Definition

Chewing tobacco.

Example Sentences
  • The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.
5 Definition

A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.

Example Sentences
  • The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.
6 Definition

The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

Example Sentences
  • Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
2 Definition

To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.

Example Sentences
  • He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
3 Definition

To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

Example Sentences
  • The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.