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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Those massive data centers are chewing up tons of electricity.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
With the Deshaun Watson experiment having failed miserably but continuing to chew up valuable salary-cap space, 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett has requested a trade in the wake of a 3-14 season.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Add in charges for Gregory, Clark and a host of others, and Denver faced the prospect of trying to contend with more than a third of its cap space chewed up by players no longer on the roster.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2025
His football at Ajax was thrilling but never replicated at United, his attempts chewed up by the club and its habitat.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
With the Deshaun Watson experiment having failed miserably but continuing to chew up valuable salary-cap space, 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett has requested a trade in the wake of a 3-14 season.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Add in charges for Gregory, Clark and a host of others, and Denver faced the prospect of trying to contend with more than a third of its cap space chewed up by players no longer on the roster.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2025
His football at Ajax was thrilling but never replicated at United, his attempts chewed up by the club and its habitat.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Chew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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