chew up

phrasal verb

chewed up; chewing up; chews up

: to destroy (something) by chewing it

My new puppy chewed up my shoes.

informal : to destroy or defeat (someone or something)

The truck chewed up the grass.

They chewed the competition up.

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Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their property have risen sharply, while Israel has carried out a series of deadly raids and drone strikes targeting armed Palestinian militants that have chewed up streets and left many Palestinian civilians in fear. —

Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Others had bones chewed up by predators that would have crushed bones to get to various salts and marrow, similar to what modern hyenas do. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024 Holding the ball and chewing up clock could be key to a UT victory — but the Longhorns gained fewer than 100 yards against ASU in the quarterfinal. —

Asher Price, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 Marchand can’t help but chew up his Warriors, especially the right glove, which protects his dominant hand. —

Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for chew up