Chew Very Common

Chew has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions

Noun

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

"He reached into his pocket to pull out another quick chew before heading outside for a smoke."

chew chaw cud quid plug wad

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

"He chewed his steak slowly until he was ready to swallow."

chew chewing mastication manduction

The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.

"She had to stop talking for a moment because she was still chewing on her sandwich."

Verb

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"

chew masticate manducate jaw

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.

"I need to chew my steak a bit more carefully so that the tough fibers break down before I swallow."

Proper Noun

A surname.

"Mr. Chew shook my hand when I met him at the family reunion."

Example Sentences

"He jawed his bubble gum" verb

"Chew your food and don't swallow it!" verb

"The cows were masticating the grass" verb