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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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Being an intrusive method, slit-seeding will chew up part of your lawn; limit your use of it to lawns that are in bad shape.
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But the Milan Cortina Games have a way of jangling nerves and chewing up champions.
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Heuer is an interesting name to remember, and Avila is back to chew up innings whenever there’s a need.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Being an intrusive method, slit-seeding will chew up part of your lawn; limit your use of it to lawns that are in bad shape.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
But the Milan Cortina Games have a way of jangling nerves and chewing up champions.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Heuer is an interesting name to remember, and Avila is back to chew up innings whenever there’s a need.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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 24 Feb. 2026.
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