Jaws - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdʒɒz|  American pronunciation of the word jaws
Brit.  |dʒɔːz|  British pronunciation of the word jaws
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verb to jaw
- this word is used as a plural form of the noun jaw

noun

- plural form of jaw
- (plural only) the mouth
- (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.
- (colloquial, eastern Ohio) a contrarian.

Extra examples

The animal's jaws can exert a pressure of more than 750 pounds per square inch.

She had saved him from the jaws of death.

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