chaw
1 of 2verb
ˈchȯ 
chawed; chawing; chaws
: chew sense 1
chaw
2 of 2noun
: a chew especially of tobacco
Synonyms
Verb
- bite (on)
- champ
- chew
- chomp (on)
- crunch (on)
- gnaw (on)
- masticate
- nibble
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Example Sentences
Verb the farmer was intently chawing a carrot Noun enjoyed a chaw of tobacco
Recent Examples on the Web
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022 Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020 Both of my sons are users of smokeless tobacco (chaw). Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2018 Both of my sons are users of smokeless tobacco (chaw). Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2018 Carrasco and Bauer’s first subject was infielder Jose Ramirez, who received red-lensed sunglasses, a chaw in his lip, a dangling chain and a mohawk that Carrasco sculpted by peeling back the baseball’s leather and pulling through its internal yarn. Ben Reiter, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2017 The man so loved his chaw that congressional pages ran fresh spittoons to his desk in relays. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 6 Jan. 2017 The book, with its cover photograph of Dykstra looking like a jack-o’-lantern with a chaw of tobacco in one cheek, will rank No. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 July 2016 See More
Verb
In cooler months, a hadrosaur might chaw rotten logs to get their daily fiber—with mushrooms and insects adding a little protein to the mix. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022 Noun
But civilization and its refinements have gained a foothold; tobacco chewers are spitting their chaw juices into upmarket iced tea bottles and farmers are raising llamas. Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020 Both of my sons are users of smokeless tobacco (chaw). Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2018 Both of my sons are users of smokeless tobacco (chaw). Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2018 Carrasco and Bauer’s first subject was infielder Jose Ramirez, who received red-lensed sunglasses, a chaw in his lip, a dangling chain and a mohawk that Carrasco sculpted by peeling back the baseball’s leather and pulling through its internal yarn. Ben Reiter, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2017 The man so loved his chaw that congressional pages ran fresh spittoons to his desk in relays. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 6 Jan. 2017 The book, with its cover photograph of Dykstra looking like a jack-o’-lantern with a chaw of tobacco in one cheek, will rank No. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 July 2016 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
by alteration
First Known Use
Verb
1506, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1709, in the meaning defined above
chawed
verb
as in chewed
to crush or grind with the teeth the farmer was intently chawing a carrot Synonyms & Similar Words
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- chewed
- masticated
- ate
- nibbled
- champed
- munched
- consumed
- swallowed
- ruminated
- snacked
- noshed
- gnawed (on)
- crunched (on)
- chomped (on)
- sank one's teeth into
- wolfed
- snacked
- devoured
- scarfed
- scoffed
- gulped
- mumbled
- ingested
- gorged
- bit (on)
- gummed
- bolted
- nipped
- picked (at)
- gobbled (up or down)
- pecked (at)
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- obsessive-compulsive neurosis
- obsessive-compulsive reaction
- obsessively
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