chewable

Variant of chew

chew definition

chew (c̸ho̵̅o̅)

transitive verb

  1. to bite and grind or crush with the teeth; masticate
  2. ☆ Slang to rebuke severely; reprimand: usually with out

Etymology: ME chewen < OE ceowan, to bite, chew < IE base *gjeu-, to chew > Pers ǰavidan, Ger kauen

intransitive verb

  1. to chew something
  2. ☆ Informal to chew tobacco

noun

  1. the act of chewing
  2. something chewed or for chewing; specif., a portion of tobacco for chewing

Related Forms:

chew Idioms

chew over

  1. to think over; consider
  2. to discuss at length

chew the rag

or chew the fat
Slang to converse idly; chat

chew the scenery

Informal to overact, as in a play or film

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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