waste vs use up

use up vs waste

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

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

waste and use up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, use up is a hypernym of waste; that is, use up is a word with a broader meaning than waste:

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

Other hypernyms of waste include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, wipe out.

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

waste (verb)	use up (verb)
become physically weaker	use up (resources or materials)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly	require (time or space)
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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