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chewed up

chewed up is the simple past and past participle of chew up.

Meaning of chew up

Verb

chew up (third-person singular simple present chews up, present participle chewing up, simple past and past participle chewed up)

  1. (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.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To ruin (especially land), by digging.
  3. (US, slang, transitive) To defeat utterly.
    • The Yankees chewed up the Dodgers.
  4. (slang, transitive) To upset or bother (someone).

Questions about chewed up

What is chewed up the simple past and past participle of?
Chewed up is the simple past and past participle of chew up.

Words near chewed up in the dictionary

  1. chewed the cud
  2. chewed the fat
  3. chewed the meat and spat out the bones
  4. chewed the meat and spit out the bones
  5. chewed the scenery
  6. chewed up
  7. chewed up and spat out
  8. chewed up and spit out
  9. chewellery
  10. chewelry
  11. chewer

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