- use up
- verb1. use up (resources or materials) (Freq. 3)-
this car consumes a lot of gas
-We exhausted our savings
-They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
• Syn:• Derivationally related forms: ↑exhaustion (for: ↑exhaust), ↑depletion (for: ↑deplete), ↑consumptive (for: ↑consume), ↑consumable (for: ↑consume)• Hyponyms:↑run out, ↑drain, ↑indulge, ↑luxuriate, ↑burn off, ↑burn, ↑burn up, ↑spend, ↑run down, ↑exhaust, ↑play out, ↑sap, ↑tire• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
2. require (time or space)-It took three hours to get to work this morning
-This event occupied a very short time
• Derivationally related forms: ↑occupation (for: ↑occupy)• Hyponyms: ↑be• Verb Group:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
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(Informal)[verb]consume, absorb, drain, exhaust, finish, run through* * *
transitive verb1. : to leave nothing of as a result of continued expenditure : consume completelysoon used up his supplies and had nothing to eat
2. : to leave no capacity of force or use in : exhaust of strength or useful propertieswho at the age of 53 was pretty well used up by fighting — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager
3. : to subject to thorough and abusive treatment : attack physically or verbally : work overthe summary and effectual manner in which the argument is put and his opponent used up — P.T.Barnum
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use up1. To consume2. To exhaust3. To tire out• • •Main Entry: ↑use* * *
ˌuse ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they use up he/she/it uses up present participle using up past tense used up past participle used up] phrasal verbto use all of a supply of somethingI’ve used up all my holiday entitlement, and it’s only August.
Thesaurus: to use all or a lot of somethingsynonymMain entry: use* * *
use up [phrasal verb]She quickly used up (all of) her inheritance.
Don't shower too long and use up (all) the hot water.
• • •Main Entry: ↑use
Useful english dictionary. 2012.