Noun | 1. | 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 - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object |
Verb | 1. | jaw - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"Synonyms: chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, chat, natter, shoot the breeze, confabulate, gossip, chaffer, chatter, visit |
| 2. | jaw - talk incessantly and tiresomely |
| 3. | jaw - chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" |
| 4. | jaw - 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, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, rag |
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