Definition of: chew

(ch) v.t.
1. To cut or grind with the teeth.
2. To meditate upon; consider carefully.
—v.i.
3. To perform the act of cutting or grinding with the teeth: with on or upon.
4. To meditate: with on or upon.
5. Colloq. To use chewing tobacco continually.
—chew out Slang To scold or reprimand severely.
—chew the fat or rag Slang To chat; gossip
—noun The act of chewing, or that which is chewed; a quid; cud: a chew of tobacco. [OE cēowan]
—chew′er noun