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eat up vs run down

run down vs eat up

eat up and run down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eat up No No Yes No
run down No No Yes No
As verbs, run down is a hyponym of eat up; that is, run down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eat up:
  • eat up: use up (resources or materials)
  • run down: deplete
eat up (verb) run down (verb)
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
use up (resources or materials) injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing pursue until captured
move downward
examine hastily
deplete
trace
Difference between eat up and run down

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