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Definitions for Chew

[1] to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.
[2] to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing (often followed by up ): The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up.
[3] to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a hole in my slipper.
[4] to meditate on; consider deliberately (often followed by over ): He chewed the problem over in his mind.
[5] to perform the act of crushing or grinding with the teeth.
[6] Informal . to chew tobacco.
[7] to meditate.
[8] an act or instance of chewing.
[9] something chewed or intended for chewing: a chew of tobacco; taffy chews.
[10] chew out , Slang . to scold harshly: The sergeant chewed out the recruits.
[11] chew the fat , Informal . to converse at length in a relaxed manner; chat: They liked to sit around chewing the fat. Also chew the rag.
[12] to work the jaws and teeth in order to grind (food); masticate
[13] to bite repeatedly she chewed her nails anxiously
[14] (intr) to use chewing tobacco
[15] chew the fat or chew the rag slang to argue over a point to talk idly; gossip
[16] the act of chewing
[17] something that is chewed a chew of tobacco

Words related to Chew

bite, gnaw, nibble, chomp, crunch, scrunch, rend, munch, gum, gulp, dispatch, masticate, chaw, champ, ruminate, manducate, ponder, consider, mull, deliberate

Words nearby Chew

chevron, chevronel, chevrotain, chevy, chevy chase, chew, chew out, chew over, chew the cud, chew the fat, chew up

Origin of Chew

before 1000; Middle English chewen, Old English cēowan; cognate with Old High German kiuwan (German kauen )

Words that may be confused with Chew

chews, choose

Other words from Chew

chew·er , noun
un·chewed , adjective
well-chewed , adjective

Word origin for Chew

Old English ceowan; related to Old High German kiuwan, Dutch kauwen, Latin gingīva a gum

Synonyms for Chew

bite, chomp, gnaw, nibble, champ, chaw, crunch, dispatch, gulp, gum, manducate, masticate, munch, rend, ruminate, scrunch, feast upon