using up

A form of use up — To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of use up

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of consuming something

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

using up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/using%20up

MLA

“using up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/using%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “using up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/using%20up.

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