Jaw meaning

What does “jaw” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“jaw” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth.

jaw

noun

  1. the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

  2. the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

  3. holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

verb

  1. talk socially without exchanging too much information

    “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

  2. talk incessantly and tiresomely

  3. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

    “He jawed his bubble gum”

    “Chew your food and don't swallow it!”

  4. censure severely or angrily

    “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

    “The deputy ragged the Prime Minister”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University