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MASTICATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they masticate ... he / she / it masticates
Past simple: masticated
-ing form: masticating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Example:
The cows were masticating the grass
Synonyms:
chew; jaw; manducate; masticate
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "masticate" is one way to...):
grate; grind (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "masticate"):
champ (chafe at the bit, like horses)
gum; mumble (grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty)
chaw (chew without swallowing)
gnaw (bite or chew on with the teeth)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
mastication (biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
masticate rubber
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "masticate" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something