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.
Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
verb To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
verb The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
verb To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.
verb To chew tobacco.
To reduce cancer risk, it is best that you neither chew nor smoke.
noun The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.
noun Level of chewiness.
noun A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.