use up vs waste

waste vs use up

use up is not a noun while waste is a noun.

use up is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

use up and waste both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
use up	No	No	Yes	No
waste	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, waste is a hyponym of use up; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than use up:

use up: use up (resources or materials)
waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away

Other hyponyms of use up include abuse, misuse, pervert, abuse, run out, drain, spare, indulge, luxuriate, burn, burn off, burn up, drop, expend, spend, spend, occupy, take, use up, blow, squander, exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire.

use up (noun)	waste (noun)
	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
	(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
	the trait of wasting resources
	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

use up (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

use up (verb)	waste (verb)
use up (resources or materials)	become physically weaker
require (time or space)	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	cause to grow thin or weak
	lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
	spend extravagantly
	use inefficiently or inappropriately
	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
	run off as waste
	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
	dispose of

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