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chaw

[ chaw ]
/ tʃɔ /
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verb (used with or without object), noun Dialect.

chew.

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OTHER WORDS FROM chaw

chawer, noun

Words nearby chaw

Chavez, Chávez, Cesar, Chavin, chavtastic, chavurah, chaw, chawk, chay, Chayefsky, chayote, chazan
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Words related to chaw

gnaw, gnash, bite, munch, chomp, grind, masticate, chump, champ, manducate

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British Dictionary definitions for chaw

chaw
/ (tʃɔː) dialect /

verb

to chew (tobacco), esp without swallowing it

noun

something chewed, esp a plug of tobacco

Derived forms of chaw

chawer, noun
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