use up
Britishverb
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to finish (a supply); consume completely
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to exhaust; wear out
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Consume completely, as in The kids used up all their money playing video games . [Late 1700s]
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Exhaust, tire out, as in I'm totally used up from digging that hole . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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In October, Anthropic said it plans to use up to 1 million of Google’s TPUs as it seeks to scale up computing — an issue also plaguing OpenAI as AI models become larger and more advanced.
From MarketWatch
Crawford was attempting to steal second base after Cleveland reliever James Karinchak had used up his two allotted pickoff moves to first.
From Seattle Times
It’s a great way to use up extra cabbage and extend the dish to more servings.
From Washington Post
“It doesn’t necessarily affect how I play, but it is a lot less energy used up, it feels like, over the last couple weeks.”
From Washington Times
The company offers forbearance for economic hardships, but Luciano used up what was available when her son, now 6 years old, was born prematurely and she couldn’t work full time.
From Washington Post
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