Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: chaw
IPA transcription: [tʃ'ɔ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad
    Meaning: a wad of something chewable as tobacco
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chaw
    Meaning: chew without swallowing; "chaw tobacco"
Usage examples
  • So I let it go at that, though I couldn't see no advantage in my representing a prisoner if I got to set down and chaw over a lot of gold-leaf distinctions like that every time I see a chance to hog a watermelon.