chew up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === chew up (third-person singular simple present chews up, present participle chewing up, simple past and past participle chewed up) (transitive) To chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled. (idiomatic, transitive) To ruin (especially land), by digging. (US, slang, transitive) To defeat utterly. (transitive, slang) To upset or bother (someone). ==== Translations ====