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English verb: use up | |||
| 1. | use up (consumption) use up (resources or materials) | ||
| Samples | This car consumes a lot of gas. We exhausted our savings. They run through 20 bottles of wine a week. | ||
| Synonyms | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, wipe out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burn, burn off, burn up, drain, exhaust, indulge, luxuriate, play out, run down, run out, sap, spend, tire | ||
| Verb group | occupy, take, use up | ||
| 2. | use up (possession) require (time or space) | ||
| Samples | It took three hours to get to work this morning. This event occupied a very short time. | ||
| Synonyms | occupy, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expend, use | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | be | ||
| Verb group | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
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