The Clue
___ toy (pet shop purchase) (4 letter answer)
The Answer
CHEW
Tags
Notes
The answer CHEW is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cogitate, with "on"
Consider
___ the fat
Gnaw
Masticate
Meditate (on)
Munch
Plug
Quid
___ the rag
Ruminate
Wad
Consider, with "over"
Copenhagen, e.g.
Enjoy a quid
Grind with the teeth
Mouthful, as of tobacco
___ out (scold)
Prepare to swallow
Quid of tobacco
___ the rug (fume)
Tobacco wad
Enjoy some gum
Stick of gum, e.g.
Stick of gum, informally
Use maxilla and mandible
Work on a tough steak
Mom's order re eating
Not just swallow whole
"___ your food" (mother's admonition)
Definition
CHEW as a noun:
1. (chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad) = a wad of something chewable as tobacco
2. (chew, chewing, mastication, manduction) = biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
CHEW as a verb:
1. (chew, masticate, manducate, jaw) = chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"