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To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

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  1. v. t. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
  2. v. t. To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
  3. v. i. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.
  4. n. That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.
  5. n. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  6. n. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
  7. v. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
  8. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; toruminate; to meditate.old politicians chew wisdom past. Pope.
  9. n:2/v:98 n. a wad of something chewable as tobacco n. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow v. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth