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Thesaurus: chaw

To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.

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  1. v. t. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
  2. v. t. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.
  3. v. t. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
  4. v. t. The jaw.
  5. n. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  6. v. chew without swallowing
  7. n:100 v. chew without swallowing