chews
/tʃuːz/noun
Definitions
The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
Example: I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.
Level of chewiness.
A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
Example: Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
Chewing tobacco.
Example: The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.
verb
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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.
Example: Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
Example: He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
Example: The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.