Masticate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Grind and knead; "masticate rubber".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

• Work

Meaning ²

Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Jaw
• Chew
• Manducate

Hypernyms

• Grate

Hyponyms

• Crunch
• Mumble
• Chomp
• Champ
• Chaw
• Gnaw

Related Words

• Mastication (noun)