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Verb Concept

chew masticate manducate jaw

Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth WordNet 3.0

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Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. OmegaWiki

To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth. Wiktionary

To chew; to masticate. Wiktionary

To chew (food). Wiktionary

He jawed his bubble gum WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Chew your food and don't swallow it! WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The cows were masticating the grass WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks. Wiktionary

The harsh desert wind and sand had chewed the stump into ragged strips of wood. Wiktionary

The cow stood, quietly masticating its cud. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

chew, masticate, manducate, jaw

Wiktionary

chew, manducate, masticate

OmegaWiki

chew

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