chew
chew Lexical Profile
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• verb
To bite and work food in the mouth with the teeth, especially to make it easier to swallow.
"You should always chew your food thoroughly before swallowing to aid digestion."
To gnaw on something repeatedly or habitually, often out of nervousness, boredom, or instinct.
"The puppy likes to chew on old shoes whenever he is left alone in the hallway."
• noun
An act of biting and grinding something with the teeth.
"He gave the tough steak a few more chews before swallowing."
A chewy sweet or piece of food, or an object meant for an animal to gnaw on.
"The shop sells assorted fruit chews and rawhide dog chews."
North American Chewing tobacco, or a portion of tobacco taken into the mouth for chewing.
"The old baseball player always kept a pouch of chew in his back pocket."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English cēowan, meaning to gnaw or grind with the teeth, from the Proto-Germanic root *kewwaną.