chew
     n 1: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chaw}, {cud},
          {quid}, {plug}, {wad}]
     2: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft
        enough to swallow [syn: {chewing}, {mastication}, {manduction}]
     v : chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and
         don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
         [syn: {masticate}, {manducate}, {jaw}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0