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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
chew
chew [chew chews chewed chewing] verb, noun BrE [tʃuː] NAmE [tʃuː]
verb
1. intransitive, transitive to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow
•~ (at/on/through sth) After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
•~ sth (up) teeth designed for chewing meat
• He is always chewing gum.
2. intransitive, transitive to bite sth continuously, for example because you are nervous or to taste it
•~ on sth Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.
•The dog was chewing on a bone.
•~ sth to chew your nails
more at bite off more than you can chew at ↑bite v.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English cēowan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kauwen and German kauen.
Thesaurus:
chew verb T, I
•Chew your food up well.
munch • • gnaw • • nibble • • bite • • crunch •
chew/munch/nibble/bite/crunch on sth
chew on/gnaw/crunch a bone
chew/bite your nails/lip
Example Bank:
•She was chewing at her lower lip.
•The baby chewed on a piece of bread.
•Chew your food up well before you swallow it.
Idiom: ↑chew the fat
Derived: ↑chew somebody out ▪ ↑chew something over
noun
1. an act of chewing sth
2. a type of sweet/candy that you chew
3. a piece of ↑tobacco that you chew
Word Origin:
Old English cēowan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kauwen and German kauen.
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