guzzle up

verb

To eat or consume quickly and greedily; to consume resources.

“That department guzzles up most of our operating budget.”

Meanings

verbguzzle up (third-person singular simple present guzzles up, present participle guzzling up, simple past and past participle guzzled up)

present singular third person guzzles up · participle present guzzling up · participle past guzzled up · past guzzled up

  1. informalTo eat or consume quickly and greedily; to consume resources.

    That department guzzles up most of our operating budget.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guzzle up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guzzle%20up.

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