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chew

C0282000 (cho͞o)v. chewed, chew·ing, chews v.tr.1. To bite and grind with the teeth; masticate.2. To meditate on; ponder: chew a problem over.v.intr.1. To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.2. To cogitate; meditate: chewed on the difficulties ahead.3. Informal To chew tobacco as a habit.n.1. The act of chewing.2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco.Phrasal Verb: chew out Slang To reprimand; scold.Idioms: chew the cud Slang To ponder over; meditate.chew the fat/rag Slang To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.

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[Middle English cheuen, from Old English cēowan.]

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chew′a·ble adj.chew′er n.

chew out

vb (tr, adverb) informal chiefly US and Canadian to reprimand

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Verb

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chew out - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, ragcastigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

chew

verbTo bite and grind with the teeth:champ, chomp, chump, crump, crunch, masticate, munch.Regional: chaw.phrasal verb
chew on or over
To think or think about carefully and at length:cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.phrasal verb
chew outSlang. To criticize for a fault or an offense:admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.Informal: bawl out, lambaste.Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.