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Definitions of chew up words

phrasal verb chew up If you chew food up, you chew it until it is completely crushed or soft. 3
phrasal verb chew up If something is chewed up, it has been destroyed or damaged in some way. 3
verb chew up to damage or destroy (something) by or as by chewing or grinding 3
verb chew up to cause (a person) to be nervous or worried 3
verb with object chew up to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 1
verb with object chew up to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing (often followed by up): The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English chewen, Old English cēowan; cognate with Old High German kiuwan (German kauen)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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chew — When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.