Meaning of CHEW UP

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  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"; "check" is archaic
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	Synonyms:		bawl out, berate, chew out, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, trounce
	See Also:		brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, criticise, criticize, objurgate, pick apart, tell off