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use up vs eat up

eat up vs use up

use up and eat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
use up No No Yes No
eat up No No Yes No
As verbs, use up and eat up are synonyms defined as:
  • use up and eat up: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of use up include consume, deplete, eat, exhaust, expend, run through, use, wipe out.
As verbs, eat up is a hypernym of use up; that is, eat up is a word with a broader meaning than use up:
  • use up: require (time or space)
  • eat up: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of use up include consume, deplete, eat, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
use up (verb) eat up (verb)
use up (resources or materials) finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
require (time or space) use up (resources or materials)
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Difference between use up and eat up

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