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Meaning of chews
noun
- The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth. Example: I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.
- Level of chewiness.
- A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing. Example: Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
- Chewing tobacco. Example: The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.
- A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw. Example: The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.
verb
- To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. Example: Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
- To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth. Example: He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
- To think about something; to ponder; to chew over. Example: The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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