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chew off

chew off verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, off.

Verb

chew off (third-person singular simple present chews off, present participle chewing off, simple past and past participle chewed off)

  1. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, off.
    • I'd sooner chew off my hand than go out with you.
    Synonyms:
    chew out
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To reprimand, to scold

Synonyms of chew off

Forms of chew off

third-person singular presentchews off
present participlechewing off
past participlechewed off
pastchewed off

Questions about chew off

What does chew off mean?
Chew off means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, off.
What part of speech is chew off?
Chew off is a verb.
What is the past tense of chew off?
The past tense of chew off is chewed off.

Words near chew off in the dictionary

  1. chevy chase
  2. chevy chases
  3. chevying
  4. chew
  5. Chew Magna
  6. chew off
  7. chew on
  8. chew on one's nails
  9. chew on the scenery
  10. chew out
  11. chew over

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