use up meaning and definition

USE UP verb

Definition of use up (verb)

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