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run out vs use up

use up vs run out

run out and use up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run out No No Yes No
use up No No Yes No
As verbs, use up is a hypernym of run out; that is, use up is a word with a broader meaning than run out:
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
  • use up: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of run out include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, wipe out.
run out (verb) use up (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working use up (resources or materials)
prove insufficient require (time or space)
exhaust the supply of
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 use up

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