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jaw definition
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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 -------------- 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 -------------- 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)
jaw definition
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