chew up
phrasal verb
chewed up; chewing up; chews up
1
: to destroy (something) by chewing it
My new puppy chewed up my shoes.
2
informal
: to destroy or defeat (someone or something)
The truck chewed up the grass.
They chewed the competition up.
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His football at Ajax was thrilling but never replicated at United, his attempts chewed up by the club and its habitat.
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Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The mowers can chew up trees up to eight or 10 inches in diameter.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Tank tracks chewed up paved roads, leaving stretches of dirt in their wake.
—Abdel Kareem Hana and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The available mental capacity is being chewed up excessively and starving other possible thoughts.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The mowers can chew up trees up to eight or 10 inches in diameter.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Tank tracks chewed up paved roads, leaving stretches of dirt in their wake.
—Abdel Kareem Hana and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The available mental capacity is being chewed up excessively and starving other possible thoughts.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chew up
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“Chew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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