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 running game has continued to chew up yardage and find the end zone. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Though energy efficient themselves, all of that supporting hardware chews up energy. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

But Middle Tennessee chewed up the rest of the clock on an 11-play, 71-yard drive. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Altman isn’t the only big name who gets chewed up and spit out by Guadagnino’s dark satire. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for chew up

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