chew up
chew up · chews up · chewed up · chewing up
To chew so as to make something pulpy or tangledTo chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.
» One of my shoes got chewed up by my dog.
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4 senses(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.
The tape got chewed up in the cassette player.
(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).
More definitions
- censure severely or angrily
Examples
11 sentencesOne of my shoes got chewed up by my dog.
The dog chewed up my boot.
ruСобака сжевала мой ботинок. — joulin
His dog chewed up my carpet.
His dog chewed up my shoes.
His dog chewed up my phone charger.
Translations
1 languagesForms
chews up, chewing up, chewed up, chewed up| Base form | chew up · to chew up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chews up |
| Present participle | chewing up |
| Past simple | chewed up |
| Past participle | chewed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- chew upTo chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.
- chew offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, off.
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chew onUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, on.
- chew overTo think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
Synonyms
19 synonymsClose in meaning
- censure severely or angrily:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncelecturereprimandjaw
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb