chew

Once an initial well is drilled to a mile or so down, drill bits can turn at an angle, or even a full 90 degrees, to chew through rock in preparation for fracking.

With a dearth of fresh government economic data to chew on, investors are treating this week’s wave of corporate earnings as a macro mood check.

If, like my wife, you find that frustrating and unsatisfactory, the brand-name medical center offers you a pile of word jerky to chew on while you get your checkbook out.

It’s got heart, kind eyes, a wry smile and some funny lines, but no teeth when you really need things bitten into, chewed up and spit out.

Murdaugh is a sweaty, volatile mess, addicted to painkillers he hides in a chewing tobacco tin.