verb
chews; chewed; chewing
to use your teeth to cut food into small pieces before you swallow it [+ obj]
to bite on (something) repeatedly with the teeth [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to make (something, such as a hole) by chewing
bite off more than you can chew
chew off
[phrasal verb]
chew off (something) or chew (something) off :to remove (something) by chewing
chew on
[phrasal verb]
chew on (something) informal :to think about (something)
chew out
[phrasal verb]
chew (someone) out or chew out (someone) US informal :to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone)
chew over
[phrasal verb]
chew (something) over or chew over (something) informal :to think about (something)
chew the fat
also chew the rag
informal :to talk together in a friendly and casual way
chew up
[phrasal verb]
chew (something) up or chew up (something)
to destroy (something) by chewing it
informal :to destroy or defeat (someone or something)
noun
plural chews
[count] the act of chewing something
something that a person or animal chews