use up Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb use up (resources or materials)
exhaust; consume; wipe out; deplete; eat up; eat; run through.
- this car consumes a lot of gas
- We exhausted our savings
- They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
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verb require (time or space)
occupy; take.
- It took three hours to get to work this morning
- This event occupied a very short time
