(Taiwan colloquial) To take or use illegal drugs, particularly in the expression 嗑药 kè​yào.

To crack open something hard, such as melon seeds, between the front teeth; also used to describe mice or rats gnawing a hole.

(bound form) To talk, chat, or gossip; most commonly used in Northern dialects or in the expression 唠嗑 lào​kē.

(literary) To close or shut, especially the mouth.

(colloquial) To eat or drink; often used in the figurative expression 嗑西北风 kè​xī​běi​fēng meaning to have nothing to eat.

(literary) Loquacious; to talk too much.