chew-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: masticate

Commentary: Includes figurative uses.

Examples:
Always chew your food 30 times before swallowing.
This meat is hard to chew.
He's so tough he chews nails.
It's sad that he's totally under the thumb of Katie, who will chew him up and spit him out.

Mappings:
VerbNet: chew-39.2-1
FrameNet: Grinding
PropBank: chew.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: reprimand

Commentary: Includes: CHEW OUT.

Examples:
Josh was chewed out by his teacher for passing notes in class.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chew_up
chew_out 1

Sense Number 3: think over and discuss

Examples:
The idea of involving a better representation of society was chewed over.
For too long scholars have chewed over the wrong question.
The case will be chewed over by television pundits for days.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chew_over 1

Sense Number 4: chew the fat: chit-chat

Examples:
Those old men could chew the fat for hours.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chew_the_fat 1