Jaw | Mean of jaw in English Dictionary

/ˈʤɑː/

• Noun
• either one of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
1. He broke his upper/lower jaw.
2. The crocodile tried to grab him in its jaws. [=mouth]
3. the jaws of a tiger/shark
4. He barely escaped from the jaws of death. [=he barely escaped death]
5. The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat [=the team won after almost losing] by scoring in the final seconds of the game.
• the lower part of a person's face
1. I'd like to give that guy a punch in the jaw.
• two parts of a machine or tool that open and close to hold or crush something
1. the jaws of a vise
• Verb

• to talk in an angry way or for a very long time
1. The coach was jawing with/at the referee.
2. She was on the phone jawing with her sister all night.