chew up
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to damage or destroy (something) by or as by chewing or grinding
2. (usually passive) slang to cause (a person) to be nervous or worried: he was all chewed up about the interview.
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| Verb | 1. |  chew up - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew out, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
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Translations
w>chew up
vt sep
(lit) → aufessen, fertig essen; (animal) → auffressen; pencil etc → zerkauen; ground, road surface → zerstören; paper → zerfressen, zermalmen
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