Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb jaw
3 of 4 senses of jaw
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
Sense 3
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> chomp, champ
=> champ
=> mumble, gum
=> chaw
=> crunch, munch
=> gnaw
Sense 4
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> tell off brush down
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb jaw
3 of 4 senses of jaw
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
Sense 3
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> chomp, champ
=> champ
=> mumble, gum
=> chaw
=> crunch, munch
=> gnaw
Sense 4
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> flame
=> tell off brush down
Entailment of verb jaw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb jaw
4 senses of jaw
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> converse, discourse
Sense 2
yack, jaw, yack away rattle on yap away
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize
Sense 3
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> grate, grind
Sense 4
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
Familiarity of verb jaw
jaw used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb jaw
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> converse, discourse
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Sense 2
yack, jaw, yack away rattle on yap away
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize
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Sense 3
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
=> grate, grind
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Sense 4
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
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Grep of noun jaw
jaw
jawaharlal nehru
jawbone
jawbreaker
jawfish
jawless fish
jawless vertebrate
jaws
jaws of life
lantern jaw
lion-jaw forceps
lockjaw
lower jaw
lumpy jaw
upper jaw
Overview of noun jaw
The noun jaw has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) jaw -- (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
2. jaw -- (the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it the bones that hold the teeth)
3. jaw, jaws -- (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)
Overview of verb jaw
The verb jaw has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit -- (chew the fat; shoot the breeze)
2. (1) yack, jaw, yack away rattle on yap away -- (talk incessantly and tiresomely)
3. chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")
4. rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast -- (censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; check" is archaic)
Grep of adj jaw
jawless
Overview of noun jaw
The noun jaw has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) jaw -- (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
2. jaw -- (the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it the bones that hold the teeth)
3. jaw, jaws -- (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)
Overview of verb jaw
The verb jaw has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit -- (chew the fat; shoot the breeze)
2. (1) yack, jaw, yack away rattle on yap away -- (talk incessantly and tiresomely)
3. chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")
4. rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast -- (censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; check" is archaic)
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