Meaning of "jaw" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of jaw

1. (n) holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

2. (n) the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

3. (n) the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

4. (v) 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"

5. (v) talk incessantly and tiresomely

6. (v) talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

7. (v) chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don''t swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

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