Definition of 'jaw'

Noun

1. the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
2. the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
3. holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

Verb

1. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
      Synonyms: chew the fat shoot the breeze chat confabulate confab chitchat chatter chaffer natter gossip claver visit
2. talk incessantly and tiresomely
      Synonyms: yack yack away rattle on yap away
3. chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
      Synonyms: chew masticate manducate
4. 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"
      Synonyms: call on the carpet take to task rebuke rag trounce reproof lecture reprimand dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast

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