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eat up vs enclose

enclose vs eat up

eat up and enclose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eat up No No Yes No
enclose No No Yes No
As verbs, enclose is a hypernym of eat up; that is, enclose is a word with a broader meaning than eat up:
  • eat up: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
  • enclose: surround completely
Other hypernyms of eat up include close in, inclose, shut in.
eat up (verb) enclose (verb)
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
use up (resources or materials) surround completely
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
close in
Difference between eat up and enclose

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