a wad of something chewable as tobacco

[ Syn: chaw , cud , quid , plug , wad ]

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

[ Syn: chewing , mastication , manduction ]

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; He jawed his bubble gum; Chew your food and dont swallow it!; The cows were masticating the grass

[ Syn: masticate , manducate , jaw ]