"jaws" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɔːz/, /d͡ʒɑz/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-jaws.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} jaws
  1. plural of jaw Tags: form-of, plural Form of: jaw
    Sense id: en-jaws-en-noun-N1Q1wSmP

Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɔːz/, /d͡ʒɑz/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-jaws.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːz Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} jaws
  1. (plural only) The mouth. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-jaws-en-noun-NwGr4~UY Categories (other): English pluralia tantum
  2. (plural only) The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-jaws-en-noun-OMWJ4fsv Categories (other): English pluralia tantum
  3. (colloquial, eastern Ohio) A contrarian. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-jaws-en-noun-vxxZfCa0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: get wind in one's jaws, jaws harp, jaws-harp, jaws of death, jaws of life, snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory, snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

Verb [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɔːz/, /d͡ʒɑz/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-jaws.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} jaws
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: jaw
    Sense id: en-jaws-en-verb-xLSpIyRP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 22 3 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 21 3 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 20 2 74
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        "(plural only) The mouth."
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        {
          "text": "Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.",
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        "(plural only) The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect."
      ],
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        "A contrarian."
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        "(colloquial, eastern Ohio) A contrarian."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "jaws of life"
    },
    {
      "word": "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory"
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