consume#1 (v)
eat up#3 (v)
use up (v)
eat#13 (v)
deplete (v)
exhaust (v)
run through (v)
wipe out (v)

v01157517

type v
lex_filenum 34
def use up (resources or materials)
examples this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Outgoing links
Hypernym spend, expend, drop
Derivationally related form exhaust → exhaustion
Derivationally related form deplete → depletion; deplete → depletion
Derivationally related form consume → consumptive; consume → consumable
Hyponym run out; drain; indulge, luxuriate; burn off, burn, burn up; spend; run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire
Verb Group take, occupy, use up
Incoming links
Derivationally related form consumable → consume; consumptive → consume
Derivationally related form depletion → deplete; depletion → deplete
Derivationally related form exhaustion → exhaust
Hypernym run out; drain; indulge, luxuriate; burn off, burn, burn up; spend; run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire
Entailment use, expend; fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
Also see use → use up
Also see wipe → wipe out
Hyponym spend, expend, drop
Verb Group take, occupy, use up

Back to the index

Click for the XML entry