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close in vs eat up

eat up vs close in

close in and eat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
close in No No Yes No
eat up No No Yes No
As verbs, eat up is a hyponym of close in; that is, eat up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than close in:
  • close in: surround completely
  • eat up: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Other hyponyms of close in include insert, tuck, wall in, wall up, bower, embower, enshrine, shrine, case, encase, incase, bury, immerse, swallow, swallow up, border, frame, frame in, glass, glass in, bank, dike, dyke, encapsulate, fence, fence in, cordon off, rope in, rope off, casket, corral, fort, fortify, hedge, hedge in.
close in (verb) eat up (verb)
surround completely finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
advance or converge on use up (resources or materials)
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Difference between close in and eat up

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