chew something over Definition

chew
verb chewed, chewing

tr & intr
1. To use the teeth to break up (food) inside the mouth before swallowing.

Thesaurus: masticate, munch, crunch, gnaw, chomp, grind.
tr & intr
2. To keep biting or nibbling it.

Form: chew at something (sometimes)
Form: chew on something

noun

1. An act of chewing.
2. Something for chewing, eg a sweet.

Idiom: chew the rag (chew the fat)

slang
To argue a point, especially at length.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ceowan.

Phrasal Verb: chew something up

To crush, damage or destroy it by chewing or as if by chewing.
Example: The machine chewed the cassette up

Phrasal Verb: chew on something or chew something over

To consider it or discuss it at length.