"phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore."
(v) :
to crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed; to grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth
"make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!"
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"phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore."
(v) :
to crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed; to grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth
"make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!"