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consume vs run out

run out vs consume

consume and run out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consume No No Yes No
run out No No Yes No
As verbs, run out is a hyponym of consume; that is, run out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:
  • consume: use up (resources or materials)
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
consume (verb) run out (verb)
engage fully use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
serve oneself to, or consume regularly prove insufficient
use up (resources or materials) exhaust the supply of
spend extravagantly become used up; be exhausted
eat up completely, as with great appetite flow, run or fall out and become lost
destroy completely flow off gradually
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
lose validity
Difference between consume and run out

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