Chew

French Meaning

mâcher

mastiquer

mâchonner

réfléchir

mastication

chique

mâchement

English Meaning

  1. To bite and grind with the teeth; masticate.
  2. To meditate on; ponder: chew a problem over.
  3. To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.
  4. To cogitate; meditate: chewed on the difficulties ahead.
  5. Informal To use chewing tobacco.
  6. The act of chewing.
  7. Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco. See Regional Note at chaw.
  8. chew out Slang To reprimand; scold.
  9. chew the cud Slang To ponder over; meditate.
  10. fat Slang To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.