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English noun: chew | |||
| 1. | chew (food) a wad of something chewable as tobacco | ||
| Synonyms | chaw, cud, plug, quid, wad | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bit, bite, morsel | ||
| 2. | chew (act) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | ||
| Synonyms | chewing, manduction, mastication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chomping, gumming, mumbling, rumination | ||
| Part meronym | eating, feeding | ||
English verb: chew | |||
| 1. | chew (consumption) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||
| Samples | He jawed his bubble gum. Chew your food and don't swallow it!. The cows were masticating the grass. | ||
| Synonyms | jaw, manducate, masticate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grate, grind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | champ, champ, chaw, chomp, crunch, gnaw, gum, mumble, munch | ||
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