vt the jaw.
2. chaw ·vt as much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
3. chaw ·vt to grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
4. chaw ·vt to ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.