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chew in English
- chew⇄adj. chewable.
- chew⇄chew, verb, noun.
- chew⇄expr. chew out, (Slang.) to scold severely; reprimand.
Ex. The other day I listened to a guy six-foot-four ... chewing out a five-foot-four assistant manager ... (Robert T. Allen). - chew⇄expr. chew the fat. See under fat.
- chew⇄expr. chew the rag. See under rag.
- chew⇄expr. chew up,
a. to destroy.
Ex. Predators kill what is most easily available. ... They don't chew up what can't be replaced (New Scientist).
b. to consume.
Ex. Defense expenditures for military functions ... chew up 41 per cen - chew⇄noun 1. the act of chewing.
Ex. The puppy left the shredded rag after a good chew.
2. a bite; the thing chewed; a piece for chewing.
Ex. He broke off a good chew of tobacco. - chew⇄v.i. 1. to use the jaws and teeth, or toothlike parts, in order to crush or grind something; bite; champ.
2. (Informal.) to chew tobacco.
3. (Figurative.) to think something over; meditate.
Ex. When you come to look at it all around, - chew⇄v.t. 1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.
Ex. He chewed a mouthful of meat but it was too much to swallow.
2. (Figurative.) to think over (advice, opinions, statements, or anything else); consider.