Chew Definition
cho͝o
chewed, chewing, chews
verb
chewed, chewing, chews
To bite and grind or crush with the teeth; masticate.
Webster's New World
To chew something.
Webster's New World
To damage or destroy as by chewing; mangle, hack, etc.
Webster's New World
To meditate on; ponder.
Chew a problem over.
American Heritage
To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.
American Heritage
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noun
chews
The act of chewing.
Webster's New World
Something chewed or for chewing; specif., a portion of tobacco for chewing.
Webster's New World
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idiom
chew the cud
- To ponder over; meditate.
American Heritage
chew the fat
- To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.
American Heritage
chew out
- to rebuke severely; reprimand
Webster's New World
chew over
- to think over; consider
- to discuss at length
Webster's New World
chew the fat
- to converse idly; chat
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Chew
- chew the cud
- chew the fat
- chew out
- chew over
- chew the fat
- chew the scenery
Origin of Chew
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Middle English chewen, from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (compare Latin gingīva (“gums”), Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“to eat”), Polish żuję (“I chew”), Persian جویدن (ǰavīdan), Pashto [script?] (žovạl, “to bite, gnaw”)).
From Wiktionary
Middle English cheuen from Old English cēowan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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