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Chew (Noun)

Meaning 1

Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Chewing
  • Mastication
  • Manduction

Hyponyms

  • Gumming

Related Words

  • Chew (verb)
  • Chewy (adjective)

Meaning 2

A wad of something chewable as tobacco.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Examples

  • The cowboy spat out a wad of chew into the dirt.
  • He tucked a fresh piece of chew into his cheek and began to work.
  • The smell of chew wafted through the air as the baseball players took the field.
  • After a long day of work, he liked to relax with a plug of chew.
  • The old man's habit of chewing on a wad of chew had been a lifelong one.

Synonyms

  • Plug
  • Chaw
  • Cud
  • Quid
  • Wad

Hypernyms

  • Bit
  • Bite

Related Words

  • Chew (verb)
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