c. 1200, "an act of chewing," from chew (v.). Meaning "wad of tobacco chewed at one time" is from 1725; as a kind of chewy candy, by 1906.

Old English ceowan "to bite, gnaw, chew," from West Germanic *keuwwan (source also of Middle Low German keuwen, Dutch kauwen, Old High German kiuwan, German kauen), from PIE root *gyeu- &quo [..]

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows [..]

to crush or grind with your teeth

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A component of network lag, most often caused by high traffic volume, chew is the percentage of packets that are 'eaten' or lost by the network connection. Ideally no packets should be lost, but the Internet is often anything but ideal. The Internet Lost and Found Department was lost and never found.

(n) a wad of something chewable as tobacco(n) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow(v) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

Grinding and shredding of food between the molars. The lower jaw is in the back position, such that the molars are in contact with each other and the incisors are not. Chewing is involved in processin [..]

The texture of a food as it is being chewed, as opposed to the texture of the first bite. Example: High-quality beef jerky should be tender but have a long chew.

away; or behave yourself: said to a dog.

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