Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "chew" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Chew Magna Chew Stoke I don't chew my cabbage twice bite off more than one can chew chew off chew on chew on one's nails chew on the scenery chew out chew over chew stick chew the cud chew the fat chew the meat and spit out the bones chew the rag chew the scenery chew toy chew up chew up and spit out chew up the scenery chew-and-spit chewable chewcard chewer chewie chewing ball chewing gum chewing louse chewing sponge chewing stick chewing tobacco chewproof chewstick chewy chobble cut off more than one can chew dog chew mad enough to chew nails midchew penny chew prechew rag-chewing rechew walk and chew gum at the same time

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bit bite change of state grate grind morsel

Type Of (IsA)

change of state morsel

Manner Of

grate

Part Of

eating

Related Terms

pa chew cheng

Related Terms

action activity bite bite gum biting chaw chew over chewing tobacco crush eat eating eating action eating food england food function grind grinding grinding teeth gum jaw like like gum mandible mandible motion masticate masticate food mastication motion mouth mouth action mouth activity mouth motion mouth movement movement munch plug ponder saliva soften somerset swallow sweet taffy tear teeth teeth activity teeth function think tooth wad

Synonym Network

bite contemplate gnaw grind

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.