chew up en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(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.
My dog always chews up my daughter's teddy bears.
The tape got chewed up in the cassette player.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To ruin (especially land), by digging.
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(US, slang, transitive) To defeat utterly.
The Yankees chewed up the Dodgers.
- (slang, transitive) To upset or bother (someone).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chewing up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chews up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| chewed up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chewed up | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
pl rozkopywać (to ruin (especially land), by digging) · pl rozkopać (to ruin (especially land), by digging) · pl miażdżyć (to defeat utterly) · pl przeżuwać na miazgę (to chew so as to make something pulpy) · pl zmiażdżyć (to defeat utterly) · pl przeżuć na miazgę (to chew so as to make something pulpy)