use up

used up; using up; uses up

Definitions of use up
  1. verb
    use up (resources or materials)
    synonyms: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, wipe out
    occupy, take
    require (time or space)
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    run out
    exhaust the supply of
    drain
    deplete of resources
    indulge, luxuriate
    enjoy to excess
    burn, burn off, burn up
    use up (energy)
    spend
    spend completely
    exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire
    deplete
    surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
    overspend
    spend more than available of (a budget)
    underspend
    spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)
    type of:
    drop, expend, spend
    pay out
  2. verb
    require (time or space)
    synonyms: occupy, take
    consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, wipe out
    use up (resources or materials)
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    types:
    be
    spend or use time
    type of:
    expend, use
    use up, consume fully
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