eat up vs spare

spare vs eat up

eat up is not a noun while spare is a noun.

eat up is not an adjective while spare is an adjective.

eat up and spare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eat up	No	No	Yes	No
spare	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, spare is a hyponym of eat up; that is, spare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eat up:

eat up: use up (resources or materials)
spare: use frugally or carefully

Other hyponyms of eat up include abuse, misuse, pervert, abuse, run out, drain, indulge, luxuriate, burn, burn off, burn up, drop, expend, spend, spend, occupy, take, use up, blow, squander, waste, exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire.

eat up (noun)	spare (noun)
	a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
	an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
	an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

eat up (adjective)	spare (adjective)
	lacking in magnitude or quantity
	thin and fit
	lacking embellishment or ornamentation
	not taken up by scheduled activities
	more than is needed, desired, or required
	kept in reserve especially for emergency use

eat up (verb)	spare (verb)
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table	use frugally or carefully
use up (resources or materials)	give up what is not strictly needed
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing	refrain from harming
	save or relieve from an experience or action

Difference between eat up and spare

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