be vs use up

be and use up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
be	No	No	Yes	No
use up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, use up is a hypernym of be; that is, use up is a word with a broader meaning than be:

be: spend or use time
use up: require (time or space)

Other hypernyms of be include occupy, take.

be (verb)	use up (verb)
spend or use time	use up (resources or materials)
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function	require (time or space)
have an existence, be extant
have life, be alive
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

Difference between be and use up

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