Verb has 1 sense

• chew up(v = verb.communication) bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce - censure severely or angrily; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"


Sample sentence:
Sam cannot %s Sue