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run out vs consume

consume vs run out

run out and consume both are verbs.

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

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