use up

1. Use up (resources or materials) (synset 201159815)
   "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
   is a type of: drop, expend, spend - pay out
   subtypes:

   • run out - exhaust the supply of
   • drain - deplete of resources
   • indulge, luxuriate - enjoy to excess
   • burn, burn off, burn up - use up (energy)
   • spend - spend completely
   • exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire - deplete
   same as: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, wipe out
   verb group: occupy, take, use up - require (time or space)
2. Require (time or space) (synset 202272834)
   "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
   is a type of: expend, use - use up, consume fully
   subtypes: be - spend or use time
   same as: occupy, take
   verb group: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out - use up (resources or materials)

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