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English verb: run through | |||
| 1. | run through (consumption) apply thoroughly; think through | ||
| Samples | We worked through an example. | ||
| Synonyms | go through, work through | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | whip through | ||
| 2. | run through (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. | ||
| Examples | They run through more bread | ||
| Synonyms | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, use up, 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 | ||
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