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Definition of chaw in English: chawnoun tʃɔːtʃɔ North American informal 1An act of chewing something, especially something not intended to be swallowed. 〈非正式，主北美〉咀嚼（尤指不可下咽的东西） 好好地咀嚼一下。 Example sentencesExamples - It's not a regular habit, but I like a good chaw when I'm hiking or sitting around a campfire in the woods.
- We could never resist the temptations of a good chaw without your help.
- 1.1 Something chewed, especially a quid of tobacco.
咀嚼物（尤指烟草） 口嚼烟草。 Example sentencesExamples - This topped sneaking a chaw of tobacco behind a school friend's garage, or hanging out with the glue-heads.
- I worked to keep the wheel steady, watching as his lips contorted and then expelled a wet brown plug of used chaw.
- Spittoons still grace the chamber, should any senator wish to gnaw on a bit of chaw, but senators are not permitted to use laptops on the floor.
- He had two great mounds of curls sticking out of his hat on either side of his head, and the biggest chaw of tobacco in his cheek that I've ever seen.
- Her shoulder bumps his, and he swallows his chaw.
verb tʃɔːtʃɔ [with object]North American informal Chew (something, especially tobacco) 咀嚼物（尤指烟草） now just about anyone can don stetsons and chaw tobacco no object he passed the time chawing and spitting Example sentencesExamples - Some men drink to forget their anger and hurt, others smoke or chaw when their nervous but I guess, with the exception of last night, Selby sucks a lemon instead.
- On an early visit, I paid $37.50 for the privilege of chawing my way through four reasonably tasty slices of porterhouse, which is several dollars more than you'll pay for a superior piece of beef down the street.
- This means they shoot squirrels, chaw and spit, and say ‘dang’ a lot.
OriginLate Middle English (as a verb): variant of chew. Definition of chaw in US English: chawnountʃɔCHô North American informal 1An act of chewing something, especially something not intended to be swallowed. 〈非正式，主北美〉咀嚼（尤指不可下咽的东西） 好好地咀嚼一下。 Example sentencesExamples - It's not a regular habit, but I like a good chaw when I'm hiking or sitting around a campfire in the woods.
- We could never resist the temptations of a good chaw without your help.
- 1.1 Something chewed, especially a wad of tobacco.
咀嚼物（尤指烟草） 口嚼烟草。 Example sentencesExamples - I worked to keep the wheel steady, watching as his lips contorted and then expelled a wet brown plug of used chaw.
- This topped sneaking a chaw of tobacco behind a school friend's garage, or hanging out with the glue-heads.
- He had two great mounds of curls sticking out of his hat on either side of his head, and the biggest chaw of tobacco in his cheek that I've ever seen.
- Her shoulder bumps his, and he swallows his chaw.
- Spittoons still grace the chamber, should any senator wish to gnaw on a bit of chaw, but senators are not permitted to use laptops on the floor.
verbtʃɔCHô [with object]North American informal Chew (something, especially tobacco). 咀嚼物（尤指烟草） Example sentencesExamples - On an early visit, I paid $37.50 for the privilege of chawing my way through four reasonably tasty slices of porterhouse, which is several dollars more than you'll pay for a superior piece of beef down the street.
- This means they shoot squirrels, chaw and spit, and say ‘dang’ a lot.
- Some men drink to forget their anger and hurt, others smoke or chaw when their nervous but I guess, with the exception of last night, Selby sucks a lemon instead.
OriginLate Middle English (as a verb): variant of chew. |