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CHAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wad of something chewable as tobacco
Synonyms:
chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("chaw" is a kind of...):
bit; bite; morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful)
Derivation:
chaw (chew without swallowing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
chaw tobacco
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "chaw" is one way to...):
chew; jaw; manducate; masticate (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
chaw (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)