Meaning of Chew | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
   countable, uncountable
3. A river in Somerset, England.
   countable, uncountable
4. Level of chewiness.
   countable, uncountable
5. A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
   countable, uncountable
6. Chewing tobacco.
   informal, uncountable
7. A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
   countable
8. The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
   informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.”

“Once it's cooked, it's not enough of a hard chew to count.”

“A bread with a strong and solidified gluten network has a nice chew to it, and many types of charcuterie call for just enough work by the teeth to be dangerously addictive. But in all cases, chewy must be combined with an appropriate amount of ...”

“No matter what I did to the squid, it was a tough chew. I got out my magnifying glass. Still, there was nothing that I could see to make the squid curl when cooked. I decided to tenderize the squid with my rubber hammer.”

“To serve, cook the malloredus in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, but with a nice chew to them. Fold into a warm sauce or ragout and serve immediately.”

“While these are a little complicated to make, the result is a thick, toothsome bun that has a nice chew to it but is still soft.”

“Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.”

“The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.”

“The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.”

“The first time he chewed tobacco, he swallowed his chew and got extremely sick.”

“Avoiding Tape Chew. In the early days of the ADAT, the "V" blocks (two arms that thread the tape around the front of the head) could sometimes get out of alignment and "chew" the outside track […]”

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