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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In past dry years, Dice says, rabbits have chewed up irrigation lines at the research center in an effort to get some water.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.
—James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Those massive data centers are chewing up tons of electricity.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
With the Deshaun Watson experiment having failed miserably but continuing to chew up valuable salary-cap space, 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett has requested a trade in the wake of a 3-14 season.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.
—James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Those massive data centers are chewing up tons of electricity.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
With the Deshaun Watson experiment having failed miserably but continuing to chew up valuable salary-cap space, 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett has requested a trade in the wake of a 3-14 season.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Chew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20up. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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