Masticate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masticated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Masticating}.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
     masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See {Mastic}.]
     To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
     swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  masticate
       v 1: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
       2: chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and
          don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
          [syn: {chew}, {manducate}, {jaw}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "masticate":
     bite, bruise, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp,
     chump, crunch, crush, gnash, gnaw, grind, gum, macerate, mash,
     mouth, mumble, munch, nibble, pulp, pulpify, ruminate, scrunch,
     smash, squash