chewed
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/tʃuːd/
English
Definitions
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!”
- 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.”
- 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.”
adjective
- That has been chewed; masticated.
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