CHEWS
/tʃuːz/
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Definition
/tʃuːz/
noun
- The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.“I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.”
- Level of chewiness.
- A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.“Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.”
- Chewing tobacco.“The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.”
- A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.“The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.”
verb
- 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.“Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!”
- To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.“He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.”
- To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.“The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.”
Source: Wiktionary
