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jaw vs chastise

chastise vs jaw

jaw is a noun but chastise is not a noun.

jaw and chastise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jaw Yes No Yes No
chastise No No Yes No
As verbs, chastise is a hyponym of jaw; that is, chastise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jaw:
  • jaw: censure severely or angrily
  • chastise: censure severely
Other hyponyms of jaw include castigate, chasten, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
jaw (noun) chastise (noun)
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
jaw (verb) chastise (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information censure severely
censure severely or angrily
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Difference between jaw and chastise

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