CHEW THE FAT (OR RAG)

Meaning of CHEW THE FAT (OR RAG) in English

chew the fat ( or rag)

informal

chat in a leisurely way.

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FAT — I Any organic compound of plant or animal origin that is not volatile, does not dissolve in water, and is …
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RAG — I. ˈrag, ˈraa(ə)g, ˈraig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ragge, from (assumed) Old English ragg (whence Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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FAT — I. ˈfat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fæt — more at vat 1. …
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CHEW — I. ˈchü verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chewen, from Old English cēowan to chew, gnaw, eat; akin to …
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RAG — rag 1 /rag/ , n. 1. a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 2. rags …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAT — — fatless , adj. — fatlike , adj. /fat/ , adj., fatter, fattest , n. , v. , fatted, fatting …
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CHEW — — chewer , n. /chooh/ , v.t. 1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 2. to crush, damage, …
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RAG — I. ˈrag noun Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English * ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess Date: 14th …
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FAT — I. ˈfat adjective ( fat·ter ; fat·test ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fǣtt, past participle of fǣtan to …
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CHEW — I. ˈchü verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cēowan; akin to Old High German kiuwan to chew, Russian zhevat' …
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RAG — noun a ragged edge. 2. rag ·vi to become tattered. 3. rag ·noun a sail, or any piece of canvas. …
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FAT — superl abounding with fat. 2. fat ·vi to grow fat, plump, and fleshy. 3. fat ·noun a large tub, cistern, …
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CHEW — vt to ruminate mentally; to meditate on. 2. chew ·noun that which is chewed; that which is held in the …
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RAG — [rag] n [ME ragge, fr. (assumed) OE ragg, fr. ON rogg tuft, shagginess] (14c) 1 a: a waste piece of …
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FAT — [fat] adj fat.ter ; fat.test [ME, fr. OE faett, pp. of faetan to cram; akin to OHG feizit fat] (bef. …
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CHEW — [chew] vb [ME chewen, fr. OE ceowan; akin to OHG kiuwan to chew, Russ zhevat'] vt (bef. 12c): to crush, …
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FAT — any substance of plant or animal origin that is nonvolatile, insoluble in water, and oily or greasy to the touch. …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAG — rag BrE AmE ræɡ ▷ ragged past & past participle ræɡd ▷ ragging ˈræɡɪŋ ▷ rags ræɡz ▶ ˌ rag …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHEW — chew BrE AmE tʃuː ▷ chewed tʃuːd ▷ chewing ˈtʃu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ chews tʃuːz ▶ ˈ chewing gum BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAG — / ræg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a piece of old, often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAT — / fæt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( fat·ter , fat·test ) 1. ( of a person's or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEW — / tʃuː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. chew (at / on / through sth) | chew sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG — I. rag 1 /ræɡ/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-4,6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: rögg 'rough …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAT — I. fat 1 S2 W3 /fæt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative fatter , superlative fattest ) [ Word Family: adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEW — I. chew 1 /tʃuː/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ceowan ] 1 . [intransitive and transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAG — n. 1 a large coarse roofing-slate. 2 any of various kinds of hard coarse sedimentary stone that break into thick …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a natural oily or greasy substance occurring esp. in animal bodies. 2 the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEW — v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) work (food etc.) between the teeth; crush or indent with the teeth. --n. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAT — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a natural oily or greasy substance occurring esp. in animal bodies. 2 the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEW — v. & n. v.tr. (also absol.) work (food etc.) between the teeth; crush or indent with the teeth. n. 1 …
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RAG — 1. n.1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
FAT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a natural oily or greasy substance occurring esp. in animal bodies. 2 the part …
Oxford English vocab
CHEW — v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) work (food etc.) between the teeth; crush or indent with the teeth. --n. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
RAG — ( rags) 1. A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAT — ( fatter, fattest, fats) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEW — ( chews, chewing, chewed) 1. When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth …
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RAG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES from rags to riches (= from being poor to being rich ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chew food ▪ He chewed the food slowly and carefully. chewing gum chewing...cud ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAG — (AMUSEMENTS) [noun] [C] - a series of amusing events and activities organized by college students once a year to collect …
Cambridge English vocab
CHEW — [verb] [T] - to crush (food) into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it is easier to swallowYou …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAG — Bank notes. Money in general. The cove has no rag; the fellow has no money.RAG A farthing.TO RAG. To abuse, …
Slang English vocab
RAG — n. snot rag tag and rag glad rags
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAT — I. noun 1 substance directly under your skin ADJECTIVE ▪ excess , extra , stored ▪ Are you carrying extra …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHEW — verb ADVERB ▪ thoroughly , well ▪ slowly , thoughtfully ▪ up ▪ Chew your food up thoroughly before you …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
FAT — n. 25B6; adjective a fat man : PLUMP, stout, overweight, large, chubby, portly, flabby, paunchy, pot-bellied, beer-bellied, meaty, of ample …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHEW — n. 25B6; verb Carolyn chewed a mouthful of toast : MASTICATE, munch, champ, crunch, nibble, gnaw, eat, consume; formal manducate. …
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RAG — n. 1 tatter, piece, shred, scrap, fragment, bit, Dialect clout Take a clean rag and dust the bookshelves when you …
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FAT — adj. 1 obese, stout, overweight, heavy, plump, rotund, corpulent, portly, well-fed, chubby, podgy or chiefly US pudgy, roly-poly, tubby, bulky, …
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CHEW — v. 1 masticate, grind, munch; bite, gnaw Make sure to chew each mouthful thoroughly The puppy chewed up my slipper. …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FAT — i.e. VAT, the word employed in the Authorized Version to translate the Hebrew term yekeb, in (Joel 2:24; 3:13) The …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
FAT — adjective DUBIOUS : His wife is a little bit too fat. GOOD : His wife is slightly overweight. DUBIOUS : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RAG — I сущ. 1) лоскут, тряпка, тряпица a rag doll ≈ тряпичная кукла He was wiping his hands on an oily …
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