jaws

Etymology

noun

  1. plural of jaw

noun

  1. (plural only) the mouth
  2. (plural only) the borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
    Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.
    The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.
  3. (colloquial, eastern Ohio) a contrarian.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw

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