Chaw

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  • intransitive & transitive verb. To chew.
  • noun. A chew, especially of tobacco.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as chew, 1.
  • 2. Same as chew, 2.
  • To be sulky.
  • noun. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew, especially of tobacco; a quid.
  • noun. The jaw.
  • noun. [This form occurred twice in the original edition (1611) of the authorized version of the Scriptures (Ezek. xxix. 4, xxxviii. 4), but in modern editions has been changed.]
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
  • noun. The jaw.
  • noun. a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout.
  • noun. a grinder. (Law)
  • transitive verb. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
  • transitive verb. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Chewing tobacco.
  • noun. A plug or wad of chewing tobacco.
  • noun. The jaw.
  • verb. Nonstandard spelling of chew; to grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
  • verb. To steal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  • verb. chew without swallowing
  • Word Usage
    "And then, before them all, this curious parson took a piece of tobacco out of his ragged pocket, and cut off a "chaw" with Mr. Troke's knife."
    cross-reference
    chawed up  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bit  bite  chew  jaw  manducate  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baugh  Gaw  Haw  Law  Shaw  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Chechnya  adultus  an  become  blasé  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    chew  consider  quid  
    verb-form
    chawed  chawing  chaws