eng: jaw

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Meaning
means	(noun) the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth jaw
means	(noun) the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth jaw
means	(noun) holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object jaw
means	(verb) talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" gossip, chit-chat, claver, visit, shoot the breeze, chaffer, jaw, chat, confabulate, confab, chew the fat, natter, chatter, chitchat
means	(verb) talk incessantly and tiresomely jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away
means	(verb) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" jaw, masticate, chew, manducate
means	(verb) 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" chide, trounce, jaw, berate, chew up, scold, rag, reproof, remonstrate, rebuke, dress down, bawl out, take to task, call on the carpet, call down, lambaste, have words, lecture, reprimand, lambast, chew out