chew up

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.

Examples of chew up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team has eradicated every invasive casuarina pine, the Australian import whose needles poison the native plants beneath it, along with invasive sea grapes that chew up the dunes. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

But Serra has running back AJ McBean, who can help his team chew up time on the clock. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Kailtyn and Byron meet with the Russian Ambassador Byron chewed up a glass of French wine a couple of episodes ago. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2026

The baseball calendar will chew up and spit out those who dwell on one outcome out of 162, so little about Espada’s demeanor should be a surprise. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for chew up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup