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Definition of Eat up
1. Verb. Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table. "They eat up more bread"; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
Exact synonyms: Finish, Polish Off
Generic synonyms: Eat
Specialized synonyms: Put Away, Tuck Away, Tuck In
Generic synonyms: Eat
Specialized synonyms: Put Away, Tuck Away, Tuck In
2. Verb. Use up (resources or materials). "They eat up more bread"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
Exact synonyms: Consume, Deplete, Eat, Exhaust, Run Through, Use Up, Wipe Out
Specialized synonyms: Run Out, Drain, Indulge, Luxuriate, Burn, Burn Off, Burn Up, Spend, Exhaust, Play Out, Run Down, Sap, Tire
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Related verbs: Occupy, Take, Use Up
Derivative terms: Consumable, Consumptive, Depletion, Depletion, Exhaustion
Specialized synonyms: Run Out, Drain, Indulge, Luxuriate, Burn, Burn Off, Burn Up, Spend, Exhaust, Play Out, Run Down, Sap, Tire
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Related verbs: Occupy, Take, Use Up
Derivative terms: Consumable, Consumptive, Depletion, Depletion, Exhaustion
3. Verb. Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing. "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Exact synonyms: Bury, Immerse, Swallow, Swallow Up
Generic synonyms: Close In, Enclose, Inclose, Shut In
Generic synonyms: Close In, Enclose, Inclose, Shut In
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eat Up
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