CHEW, verb transitive 1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food, to prepare it for deglutition and digestion. 2. To ruminate in the thoughts; to meditate; as, to chew revenge. 3. To champ; to bite, hold or roll about in the mouth; as, to chew tobacco. 4. To taste, without swallowing. CHEW, verb intransitive To champ upon; to ruminate. Old politicians chew on wisdom past. CHEW, noun That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI