chew

Noun
  1. A wad of something chewable as tobacco (synset 107594964)
    is a type of: bit, bite, morsel - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
    same as: chaw, cud, plug, quid, wad
  2. Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (synset 100279654)
    is a type of: change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
    subtypes:
    is a part of: eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
    same as: chewing, manduction, mastication
Verb
  1. Chew (food);
    To bite and grind with the teeth (synset 201203727)
    "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
    is a type of: grate, grind - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
    subtypes:
    • champ, chomp - chew noisily
    • champ - chafe at the bit, like horses
    • gum, mumble - grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
    • chaw - chew without swallowing
    • crunch, munch - chew noisily
    • gnaw - bite or chew on with the teeth
    same as: jaw, manducate, masticate

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