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run out vs eat up

eat up vs run out

run out and eat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run out No No Yes No
eat up No No Yes No
As verbs, eat up is a hypernym of run out; that is, eat up is a word with a broader meaning than run out:
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
  • eat up: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of run out include consume, deplete, eat, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
run out (verb) eat up (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
prove insufficient use up (resources or materials)
exhaust the supply of enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
become used up; be exhausted
flow, run or fall out and become lost
flow off gradually
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
lose validity
Difference between run out and eat up

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