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chew up

to chew so as to make something pulpy
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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.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'chew up':

chew upto ruin (especially land), by digging
chew upto defeat utterly
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