[choo] 
| 1. | to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. |
| 2. | to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing (often fol. by up): The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up. |
| 3. | to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a hole in my slipper. |
| 4. | to meditate on; consider deliberately (often fol. by over): He chewed the problem over in his mind. |
| 5. | to perform the act of crushing or grinding with the teeth. |
| 6. | Informal. to chew tobacco. |
| 7. | to meditate. |
| 8. | an act or instance of chewing. |
| 9. | something chewed or intended for chewing: a chew of tobacco; taffy chews. |
| 10. | chew out, Slang. to scold harshly: The sergeant chewed out the recruits. |
| 11. | chew the fat, Informal. to converse at length in a relaxed manner; chat: They liked to sit around chewing the fat. Also, chew the rag. |
chew (sth)
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