▸ verb: To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. ▸ verb: To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth. ▸ verb: (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over. ▸ noun: The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth. ▸ noun: Level of chewiness. ▸ noun: A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing. ▸ noun: (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco. ▸ noun: (countable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw. ▸ noun: (uncountable, informal) The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically. ▸ noun: A surname. ▸ noun: A river in Somerset, England.
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