use up

v 1: use up, as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a

lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run

through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat

up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe

out}]

2: deplete; "exhaust one's savings" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust},

{sap}, {tire}]

3: as of time or space: "I took three hours to get to work this

morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {take},

{occupy}]

4: spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"

[syn: {spend}]