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put away vs eat up

eat up vs put away

put away and eat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
put away No No Yes No
eat up No No Yes No
As verbs, eat up is a hypernym of put away; that is, eat up is a word with a broader meaning than put away:
  • put away: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
  • eat up: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Other hypernyms of put away include finish, polish off.
put away (verb) eat up (verb)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food use up (resources or materials)
kill gently, as with an injection enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
stop using
throw or cast away
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Difference between put away and eat up

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