Meaning & Definition of Jaw in English
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Jaw
/ʤɔ/
noun
1. The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
synonym:
- jaw
2. The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it
- The bones that hold the teeth
synonym:
- jaw
3. Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
synonym:
- jaw
verb
1. Talk socially without exchanging too much information
- "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
synonym:
- chew the fat,
- shoot the breeze,
- chat,
- confabulate,
- confab,
- chitchat,
- chit-chat,
- chatter,
- chaffer,
- natter,
- gossip,
- jaw,
- claver,
- visit
2. Talk incessantly and tiresomely
synonym:
- yack,
- jaw,
- yack away,
- rattle on,
- yap away
3. Chew (food)
- To bite and grind with the teeth
- "He jawed his bubble gum"
- "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
- "The cows were masticating the grass"
synonym:
- chew,
- masticate,
- manducate,
- jaw
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"
synonym:
- call on the carpet,
- take to task,
- rebuke,
- rag,
- trounce,
- reproof,
- lecture,
- reprimand,
- jaw,
- dress down,
- call down,
- scold,
- chide,
- berate,
- bawl out,
- remonstrate,
- chew out,
- chew up,
- have words,
- lambaste,
- lambast
Examples of using
He received a tremendous punch on the jaw from his opponent.
He got a broken jaw and lost some teeth.