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

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

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

Verb
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

Verb
talk incessantly and tiresomely

Verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

Verb
chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don''t swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

n.
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

n.
Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering.

n.
In the plural, the mouth.

n.
Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.

n.
A notch or opening.

n.
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard.

n.
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.

n.
The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.

n.
Impudent or abusive talk.

v. i.
To scold; to clamor.

v. t.
To assail or abuse by scolding.

Jaw