use up

British  

verb

1. to finish (a supply); consume completely

2. to exhaust; wear out

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use up Idioms  

1. Consume completely, as in The kids used up all their money playing video games . [Late 1700s]

2. Exhaust, tire out, as in I'm totally used up from digging that hole . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Web tracking, aside from having nefarious connotations, can drain your device of battery — but with this tool, you can browse up to 44% faster, use up to 39% less bandwidth and greatly improve battery life.

From Salon

Instead, the U.S. has continued to use up missiles, in some cases at a faster rate than they are being produced.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then I changed my mind and used up all of the school's hot water.

From Literature

Prolonged conflict forces the US and Israel to use up high-value assets to intercept comparatively low-cost threats.

From BBC

Both sides will already be using up weapons faster than they can be produced.

From BBC

Related Words

• clear
• consume
• deplete
• discharge
• drain
• drink
• dump
• escape
• evacuate
• exhaust
• gut
• leak
• purge
• run out
• unload
• vacate