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(n)
(physiology) The process of chewing.
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The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.
(v)
(transitive) To chew (usually food).
To eat (something).
(Appalachia, informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
An amorphous, compact mass.
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
To eat vigorously or with excitement.
(ambitransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
(slang, uncountable) Food, especially snacks.
(uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
(baking) Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.
(Chinese contexts) Synonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.
(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
Any period of seven consecutive days.
(music, historical) An ancient Chinese string instrument thought to have had a rectangular zither-like body with silk strings played with a bow.
(Egyptian mythology) A god personifying the air and atmosphere.
An English surname from Chinese.
A surname.
(intransitive) To bite or chew loudly or heavily.
(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
(chiefly uncountable) Chewing gum.
(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.
(transitive) To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
(informal) Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)
(slang, US) A light meal or snack.
(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
A small bit, morsel
(archaic) A grinding or crunching sound.
Alternative form of craunch. [(transitive, archaic) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.]
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
(transitive, idiomatic) To consider, to ponder.
A crunching noise.
(colloquial, derogatory) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
To drink very quickly, swallowing large quantities of liquid at a time.
(India) The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.
(transitive, archaic) To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch.
An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
(UK, dialect) A piece of chewing tobacco; a quid.
Alternative form of scranch. [(transitive, archaic) To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch.]
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
(now slang) Alternative form of crunch. [A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.]
To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
(US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
(obsolete) The jaw, especially of an animal.
(Midlands, Yorkshire) To chew into small pieces.
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
Pronunciation spelling of chewing.
(intransitive) To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.
(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
(of primates) To crack nuts for food.
(transitive, slang) To eat quickly and with minimal chewing, especially if to the point of swallowing food whole.
A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
(colloquial, simile) To chew noisily, with one's mouth open, especially while consuming large quantities greedily.
A stain, smudge or blot.
A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
(idiomatic) To look forward avidly to eating something.
The act of swallowing.
Synonym of chew the fat.
(Scotland, Shetland, Orkney) a promontory or headland
(ambitransitive) To peck at or nibble.
(countable) A forceful choking or spitting sound.
(colloquial) An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
(idiomatic) A tart dialogue with quick replies.
Nonstandard form of know. [(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.]
To scold, to chew out.
(US, slang) A gross, physically unappealing person.
To gobble up.
Synonym of steups.
(phonetics) To make or become buccal.
(stative, idiomatic, slang) To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.
A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
(chiefly Scotland) A great amount.
(uncommon) A species of Australian tree, the forest red gum, glossy-leaved box, or shiny-leaved box, Eucalyptus tereticornis.
Synonym of bite one's nails (“worry or fret”).
(archaic, dialect) To gnash one's teeth.
A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
Saliva trickling from the mouth.
(rare) To nibble.
(informal) To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
A quiet laugh.
A large gulp of drink.
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.