chaw

/tʃɔ/
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Other forms: chawed; chawing; chaws

Definitions of chaw
  1. noun
    a wad of something chewable as tobacco
    synonyms: chew, cud, plug, quid, wad
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    type of:
    bit, bite, morsel
    a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
  2. verb
    chew without swallowing
    “chaw tobacco”
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    type of:
    chew, jaw, manducate, masticate
    chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
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