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jawbone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɔːbəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɔˌboʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jô′bōn′)

Inflections of 'jawbone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
jawbone
v 3rd person singular
jawboning
v pres p
jawboned
v past
jawboned
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
jaw•bone /ˈdʒɔˌboʊn/USA pronunciation   n., v., -boned, -bon•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Anatomy, Zoologyany bone of a jaw, esp. the lower bone.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Informal Termsto seek to influence by persuasion, esp. by public appeal:The president tried to jawbone the unions into agreement.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jaw•bone  ( jô′bōn′),USA pronunciation n., v., -boned, -bon•ing, adj. 
n. 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologya bone of either jaw;
    a maxilla or mandible.
  2. Anatomy, Zoologythe bone of the lower jaw;
    mandible.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto attempt to influence or pressure by persuasion rather than by the exertion of force or one's authority, as in urging voluntary compliance with economic guidelines:The President jawboned the steel industry into postponing price increases.

adj. 
  1. Informal Termsobtained by or resorting to such a practice:jawbone controls.
  • jaw1 + bone 1480–90
jaw′bon′ing, n., adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jawbone /ˈdʒɔːˌbəʊn/ n
  1. a nontechnical name for mandible, (or (less commonly))
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