Chew | Mean of chew in English Dictionary

/ˈtʃuː/

• Verb
• to use your teeth to cut food into small pieces before you swallow it
1. We were taught to chew our food thoroughly before swallowing.
2. He chews with his mouth open.
• to bite on (something) repeatedly with the teeth
1. You're not allowed to chew gum in class.
2. chew tobacco
3. Stop chewing [=biting] your nails.
4. A mouse chewed through the cord.
5. The dog was chewing on a bone.
• to make (something, such as a hole) by chewing
1. The dog chewed a hole in the rug.

• to remove (something) by chewing
1. The dog chewed the doll's eyes off.
• to think about (something)
1. Chew on it for a while before you decide.
2. That should give you something to chew on.
• to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone)
1. I got chewed out [=reprimanded] for leaving early.
2. The coach chewed him out.
• to talk together in a friendly and casual way
1. They would sit for hours and chew the fat. [=chat, shoot the breeze]
• to destroy (something) by chewing it
1. My new puppy chewed up my shoes.
• to destroy or defeat (someone or something)
1. The truck chewed up the grass.
2. The gears got all chewed up.
3. They chewed up the competition.
4. Don't mess with her—she'll chew you up and spit you out.
• Noun
• the act of chewing something
1. a quick chew
• something that a person or animal chews
1. a chew of tobacco
2. a rawhide chew