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Dictionary: chew   (chū) pronunciation

v., chewed, chew·ing, chews.

v.tr.
  1. To bite and grind with the teeth; masticate.
  2. To meditate on; ponder: chew a problem over.
v.intr.
  1. To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.
  2. To cogitate; meditate: chewed on the difficulties ahead.
  3. Informal. To use chewing tobacco.
n.
  1. The act of chewing.
  2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco. See Regional Note at chaw.
phrasal verb:

chew out Slang.

  1. To reprimand; scold.

idioms:

chew the cud Slang.

  1. To ponder over; meditate.
chew the fat (or rag) Slang.
  1. To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.

[Middle English cheuen, from Old English cēowan.]

chewable chew'a·ble adj.
chewer chew'er n.

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also chew out

verb

    To bite and grind with the teeth: champ, chomp, chump, crump, crunch, masticate, munch. Regional chaw. See mouth.

phrasal verb - chew on (or over)

    To think or think about carefully and at length: cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.

phrasal verb - chew out

    To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal bawl out, lambaste. Idioms: bringcalltaketo task, call on the carpet, haulrakeover the coals, let someone have it. See attack/defend, praise/blame.

Antonyms: chew
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v

Definition: think about deeply
Antonyms: ignore


Translations: Chew
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tygge, tygge på, pønse på, give en balle
v. intr. - sludre, kværulere
n. - skrå, tygning

idioms:

  • chew on    tygge på, gruble over
  • chew out    skælde ud
  • chew over    tænke dybt over
  • chew the cud    tygge drøv
  • chew the fat    kæfte op
  • chew up    knuse
  • chewing gum    tyggegummi

Nederlands (Dutch)
(her-/voor)kauwen, iets om op te kauwen (snoepje), kauw

Français (French)
v. tr. - mâcher, ronger, mordiller
v. intr. - mâcher
n. - mâchement, bonbon, chique (tabac)

idioms:

  • chew on    mâcher, ronger, (fig) cogiter sur
  • chew out    (US) passer un savon à
  • chew over    cogiter sur
  • chew the cud    ruminer
  • chew the fat    parler/discuter à n'en plus finir
  • chew up    abîmer à force de mâchonner, (fig) détériorer
  • chewing gum    chewing gum

Deutsch (German)
v. - kauen
n. - Kauen

idioms:

  • chew on    kauen an, sich durch den Kopf gehen lassen
  • chew out    (ugs.) zusammenstauchen
  • chew over    sich durch den Kopf gehen lassen
  • chew the cud    wiederkäuen
  • chew the fat    (ugs.) meckern, klatschen
  • chew up    zerkauen, zerstören
  • chewing gum    Kaugummi

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μασώ, μασουλίζω
n. - μάσημα, μάσηση

idioms:

  • chew on    μασουλίζω, μασάω συνέχεια, συλλογίζομαι, στριφογυρνώ στο νου μου
  • chew out    (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) κατσαδιάζω
  • chew over    (καθομ.) επανεξετάζω, ξανασκέπτομαι
  • chew the cud    αναχαράζω, μηρυκάζω, (καθομ.) αναλογίζομαι, συλλογιέμαι
  • chew the fat    (καθομ.) ψιλοκουβεντιάζω, γκρινιάζω
  • chew up    μασάω καλά, (καθομ.) επιπλήττω
  • chewing gum    μαστίχα, τσίχλα

Italiano (Italian)
masticare

idioms:

  • chew on    masticare
  • chew out    sgridare
  • chew over    discutere di
  • chew the cud    ruminare
  • chew the fat    chiacchierare, lagnarsi di
  • chew up    rimproverare aspramente, mangiare vivo
  • chewing gum    chewing gum

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mastigar, matutar
n. - mastigação (f), indivíduo (m) prepotente

idioms:

  • bite off more than one can chew    tentar abraçar o mundo com as pernas
  • chew on    mastigar algo repetidamente
  • chew out    repreender (coloq.) (EUA)
  • chew over    discutir (gír.)
  • chew the cud    meditar
  • chew the fat    resmungar, (Amer.) bater papo
  • chew up    extenuar
  • chewing gum    chiclete (m)

Русский (Russian)
жевать

idioms:

  • bite off more than one can chew    пытаться прыгнуть выше головы
  • chew on    жевать, грызть, обдумывать
  • chew out    отчитать
  • chew over    обмозговать
  • chew the cud    пережевывать
  • chew the fat    чесать язык
  • chew up    тщательно пережевывать
  • chewing gum    жевательная резинка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - masticar, mascar
v. intr. - masticarse, mascarse
n. - mascadura, mascada

idioms:

  • chew on    rumiar, mordisquear
  • chew out    echar una bronca, regañar, reñir
  • chew over    considerar, darle vueltas a
  • chew the cud    rumiar, reflexionar sobre algo dicho o hecho
  • chew the fat    conversar, charlar, platicar
  • chew up    masticar o mascar bien, estropear, echar una bronca
  • chewing gum    chicle, goma de mascar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tugga, grubbla över
n. - tugga, tuggning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嚼, 嚼碎, 咀嚼, 深思, 熟虑, 细想, 咀嚼物

idioms:

  • chew on    考虑
  • chew out    严厉批评, 骂人
  • chew over    考虑, 详细讨论
  • chew the cud    反刍, 深思
  • chew the fat    闲谈
  • chew up    嚼碎, 消耗, 毁坏
  • chewing gum    泡泡糖, 口香糖

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 嚼, 嚼碎, 咀嚼, 深思, 熟慮, 細想
v. intr. - 咀嚼, 細想
n. - 咀嚼, 咀嚼物

idioms:

  • chew on    考慮
  • chew out    嚴厲批評, 罵人
  • chew over    考慮, 詳細討論
  • chew the cud    反芻, 深思
  • chew the fat    閒談
  • chew up    嚼碎, 消耗, 毀壞
  • chewing gum    泡泡糖, 口香糖

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 씹다, 심사 숙고하다, 수다 떨다
v. intr. - 씹다, 담배를 씹다, 심사 숙고하다
n. - 씹기, 한 입

idioms:

  • chew on    씹어서 으깨다, 숙고하다
  • chew out    호되게 꾸짖다
  • chew over    ~에 대하여 의논하다
  • chew up    짓씹다, 압도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 熟考する, 噛む

idioms:

  • chew on    かむ, よく考える
  • chew out    こっぴどくしかる
  • chew over    熟考する, …について相談する
  • chew the cud    反芻する, 反省する
  • chew the fat    おしゃべりする
  • chew up    かみつぶす, 楽勝する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) مضغ, علك (الاسم) مضغه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לעס‬
v. intr. - ‮לעס‬
n. - ‮לעיסה‬


 
 
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