Chew

Noun

 * 1) A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
 * 2)  Chewing tobacco.
 * 3)  A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.

Verb

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
 * 3)  To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

Adverbs for Chew
viciously; contentedly; placidly; hungrily; vigorously; continuously; tranquilly; normally; restrainedly; noisily; crushingly.

Thesaurus
bawl out, bite, bolus, bullshit, carpet, cavendish, chain-smoke, champ, chat, chaw, chew ass, chew out, chew over, chew the cud, chew up, chewing tobacco, chomp, chump, consider, consume, converse, crunch, crush, cud, cuss out, cut plug, devour, drag, draw, eat, eating tobacco, fid, give a going-over, give hail Columbia, give hell, give the deuce, give what-for, gnash, gnaw, gob, gossip, grind, gum, inhale, inhale snuff, jack up, jaw, lambaste, macerate, mash, masticate, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, munch, navy, navy plug, nibble, nip, palaver, pigtail, ponder, puff, pull, pulp, pulpify, quid, ream, ream ass, ream out, rebuke, reprimand, review, revile, ruminate, scold, scrunch, sit on, smash, smoke, snap, squash, swallow, take snuff, talk, tell off, tobacco juice, tongue-lash, twist, vituperate, wig

Related terms

 * penny chew

Synonyms

 * bite, chomp, crunch, masticate
 * grind, pulverize, rip, shred, tear
 * contemplate, ruminate, mull, muse, ponder
 * See also Thesaurus:ponder

Derived terms

 * chewing gum
 * chew out
 * chew over


 * chew the cud
 * chew the fat
 * chew the scenery


 * chew up
 * chewy