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

In his view, a trip that, on paper, should take just a couple of hours shouldn’t chew up half a day because of a long layover at O’Hare. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

Mulching mowers are designed to chew up grass blades into fine particles. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026

The Raiders then chewed up the clock and got a 53-yard field goal by Matt Gay with 31 seconds remaining. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2026

Christian McCaffrey already has seven touchdowns on the ground and continues to chew up yardage as one of the most versatile backs in the league. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for chew up

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