chew up

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chew up

verb chews up · chewing up · chewed up

transitive To chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled. She had to chew up the food for him because his teeth are too small.
idiomatic, transitive To ruin (especially land), by digging.
US, slang, transitive To defeat utterly. The Yankees chewed up the Dodgers.
slang, transitive To upset or bother (someone).

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@misc{chew_up_2026,
  title = {chew up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chew%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}