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use up vs run out

run out vs use up

use up and run out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
use up No No Yes No
run out No No Yes No
As verbs, run out is a hyponym of use up; that is, run out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than use up:
  • use up: use up (resources or materials)
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
use up (verb) run out (verb)
use up (resources or materials) use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
require (time or space) prove insufficient
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 use up and run out

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