chew up

verb

To chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.

“The Yankees chewed up the Dodgers.”

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Meanings

verbchew up (third-person singular simple present chews up, present participle chewing up, simple past and past participle chewed up)

present singular third person chews up · participle present chewing up · participle past chewed up · past chewed up

  1. transitiveTo chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.

    The tape got chewed up in the cassette player.

    2 more examples

    She had to chew up the food for him because his teeth are too small.

    My dog always chews up my daughter's teddy bears.

  2. idiomatictransitiveTo ruin (especially land), by digging.
  3. USslangtransitiveTo defeat utterly.

    The Yankees chewed up the Dodgers.

  4. slangtransitiveTo upset or bother (someone).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcensure severely or angrily

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish przeżuwać na miazgę, przeżuć na miazgę
  • przeżuwać na miazgęto chew so as to make something pulpy
  • przeżuć na miazgęto chew so as to make something pulpy
  • rozkopywaćto ruin (especially land), by digging
  • rozkopaćto ruin (especially land), by digging
  • miażdżyćto defeat utterly
  • zmiażdżyćto defeat utterly
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“chew up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chew up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20up.

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