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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Chew

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Chew

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.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Chewed

CHEWED, participle passive Ground by the teeth; masticated.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Chewet

CHEWET, noun A kind of pie, made with chopped substances.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Chewing

CHEWING, participle present tense Grinding with the teeth; masticating; ruminating; meditating; champing.