chew

Examples

• All

• How about a chew of tobacco?

  The Tall Target (1951)

• You got a chew of tobacco?

  The Big Trail (1930)

• That's a good little chew toy.

  The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)

• Cigarette ash and chew like tobacco Spit in a water bottle.

  Amelia Dimoldenberg

• Chewing tobacco is associated with mouth cancer, heart disease, and gum and tooth disease.

  Academic text (2012)

• He offered me a chew of tobacco to enjoy during the game.

• After a long hike, he took out a chew to refresh himself.

• Many people prefer a flavorful chew for a relaxing break.

Synonyms

W

wad

vschew

23 3.2

A small soft lump of material pressed together

is a tobacco portion made for mouth placement not any soft mass

C

chaw

vschew

• Archaic

2 9.9

A small piece of tobacco or gum that you put in your cheek to chew

is a portion prepared specifically for mouth use rather than any loose lump

P

plug

vschew

• Archaic

1 9.9

A small piece of chewing tobacco pressed into a shape to chew

is a general portion rather than a specifically pressed mass

C

cud

vschew

• Archaic

1 8.4

A small wad of tobacco that people keep in the mouth and chew

is a prepared portion, not the bolus kept and worked in the mouth

Q

quid

vschew

• Archaic

1 9.9

A small lump of tobacco you chew and keep in your mouth

is a general prepared portion not defined only by small size

Idioms

C

to chew the fat

• Informal

3 7.9

Talk in a friendly, relaxed way for a long time

W

to walk and chew gum at the same time

• Informal

1 7.2

To do two simple things at the same time

C

to chew the scenery

• Informal

1 9.6

To act in a very exaggerated way to get attention in plays or films

C

to chew the cud

• Informal

1 7.7

To talk in a relaxed way about old times

M

mad enough to chew nails

• Archaic

1 9.9

Very angry and ready to do something extreme

C

to chew the meat and spit out the bones

• Informal

8.0

Keep the useful parts and ignore the rest

Compounds

P

pa chew cheng

9.9

A traditional Chinese cake with a soft, chewy texture and sweet flavor

Surface Forms

Etymology