jaw
[verb]
Synonyms: talk, chat, chatter, gossip, spout

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I. jaw¹ /dʒɔː $ dʒɒː/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: joe]

1. [countable] one of the two bones that your teeth are in:
a broken jaw
lower/upper jaw
an animal with two rows of teeth in its lower jaw

2. [countable usually singular] the lower part of your face. Its shape is sometimes thought to show your character:
He punched him on the jaw.
a rugged physique and a strong square jaw
She’s got a very determined jaw.

3. sb’s jaw dropped used to say that someone looked surprised or shocked:
‘You’re not serious, are you?’ Ellen’s jaw dropped.

4. jaws [plural]
a) the mouth of a person or animal, especially a dangerous animal
b) the two parts of a machine or tool that move together to hold something tightly

5. the jaws of death/defeat/despair etc literary a situation in which something unpleasant almost happens:
She had saved him from the jaws of death.

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II. jaw² verb [intransitive]
informal to talk:
Stop jawing and let me get on with the work!

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jaw
noun
I. bone that contains teeth
ADJ. bottom, lower | top, upper | firm, strong | clenched, set | slack | jutting, lantern (= in which the lower part sticks out), thrusting | pointed, square | broken, dislocated, fractured
VERB + JAW clench, set | finger, rub, stroke He fingered his jaw thoughtfully.
break, dislocate, fracture
JAW + VERB drop, sag My jaw dropped in astonishment when I saw the size of the audience.
be set, clench, set, tighten Her jaw was set, ready for a fight.
jut His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.
JAW + NOUN bone, muscle | injury
PREP. in your ~ A muscle in his jaw pulsed angrily.
on your ~ He had two days' growth of stubble on his jaw.
to the ~ a punch to the jaw
under your ~ She had a fold of flesh under her jaw.
PHRASES the line/set of your jaw The stern set of the officer's jaw made Tony realize he was in trouble.

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jaw
II. jaws: mouth
ADJ. gaping, open | massive, powerful A shark can crush a boat with its massive jaws.
slavering The slavering jaws of the guard dog stopped anyone going near.
VERB + JAW clamp, close, lock, sink The dog locked its jaws on her leg and wouldn't let go. A spider sank its jaws into my ankle.
escape (from) The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws.
PREP. between its ~s The dog had his arm clamped between its jaws.

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jaw
dʒɔ:
See: glass jaw

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