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waste vs eat up

eat up vs waste

waste is a noun but eat up is not a noun.

waste is an adjective but eat up is not an adjective.

waste and eat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
eat up No No Yes No
As verbs, eat up is a hypernym of waste; that is, eat up is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  • eat up: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of waste include consume, deplete, eat, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
waste (noun) eat up (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
waste (adjective) eat up (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) eat up (verb)
become physically weaker finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly use up (resources or materials)
cause to grow thin or weak enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
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
Difference between waste and eat up

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