To take (food) into the body as nourishment

• chow

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• partake

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• ingest

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• fare

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• eat

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• devour

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To eat completely or entirely

• put away

  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. To store, add to one's stores for later use.
  3. (colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

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  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. To store, add to one's stores for later use.
  3. (colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

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• polish off

  1. (idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
  2. To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).

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  1. (idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
  2. To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).

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• eat up

  1. (idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.

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  1. (idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.

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• dispatch

  1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
  2. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
  3. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).

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  1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
  2. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
  3. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).

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• devour

  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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To use all of

• polish off

  1. (idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
  2. To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).

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  1. (idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.
  2. To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).

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• use up

  1. (of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (of time or space) to take or occupy

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  1. (of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (of time or space) to take or occupy

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• spend

  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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• run-through

  1. An uninterrupted rehearsal:
  2. A brief outline or summary.

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  1. An uninterrupted rehearsal:
  2. A brief outline or summary.

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• play out

  1. To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
  2. To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.).
  3. (intransitive) To occur in a certain manner.

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  1. To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
  2. To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.).
  3. (intransitive) To occur in a certain manner.

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• finish

  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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  1. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To arrive at or attain the end of:

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• expend

  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. To use up; consume:

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  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. To use up; consume:

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• exhaust

  1. To make extremely weary; wear out.
  2. To remove a resource from; deplete:
  3. To use up completely:

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  1. To make extremely weary; wear out.
  2. To remove a resource from; deplete:
  3. To use up completely:

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• eat up

  1. (idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.

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  1. (idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.

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• draw down

  1. (idiomatic) To lower (curtains)
  2. (idiomatic) To get funding

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  1. (idiomatic) To lower (curtains)
  2. (idiomatic) To get funding

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• drain

  1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
  2. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  3. To draw off the surface water of:

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  1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
  2. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  3. To draw off the surface water of:

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To be depleted

• spend

  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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To use up foolishly or needlessly

• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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• devour

  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly

• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• throw away

  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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• riot away

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• fritter away

  1. To squander or waste.

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  1. To squander or waste.

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• fool away

  1. (idiomatic) to waste, squander

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  1. (idiomatic) to waste, squander

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• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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To do away with completely and destructively

• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• swallow

  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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• eat

  1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
  2. To take in and absorb as food:
  3. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet:

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  1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
  2. To take in and absorb as food:
  3. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet:

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• devour

  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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To occupy the full attention of

• preoccupy

  1. To occupy completely the mind or attention of; engross.

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  1. To occupy completely the mind or attention of; engross.

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• monopolize

  1. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of.
  2. To dominate or use to the exclusion of others:

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  1. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of.
  2. To dominate or use to the exclusion of others:

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• immerse

  1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.
  2. To baptize by submerging in water.
  3. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:

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  1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.
  2. To baptize by submerging in water.
  3. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:

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• engross

  1. To occupy exclusively; absorb:
  2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
  3. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.

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  1. To occupy exclusively; absorb:
  2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
  3. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.

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• absorb

  1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
  2. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross:
  3. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).

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  1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
  2. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross:
  3. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).

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To eat or drink

• put away

  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. To store, add to one's stores for later use.
  3. (colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

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  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. To store, add to one's stores for later use.
  3. (colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

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• devour

  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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  1. To eat up greedily.
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:

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• absorb

  1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
  2. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross:
  3. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).

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  1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
  2. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross:
  3. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).

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• eat up

  1. (idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.

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  1. (idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.

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To use

• fritter away

  1. To squander or waste.

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  1. To squander or waste.

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• wear out

  1. To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
  2. (intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
  3. To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.

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  1. To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
  2. (intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
  3. To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.

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• run out of

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• finish off

  1. To finish completely.
  2. To kill.

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  1. To finish completely.
  2. To kill.

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• finish-up

  1. (intransitive) To complete the last details of a task.

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  1. (intransitive) To complete the last details of a task.

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• put-to-use

  1. (idiomatic) to use; to utilise; to apply

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  1. (idiomatic) to use; to utilise; to apply

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• make use of

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• avail oneself of

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• apply

  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  3. To put into action:

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  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  3. To put into action:

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• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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• spend wastefully

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• spend

  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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  1. To use up or put out; expend:
  2. To pay out (money).
  3. To wear out; exhaust:

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• drain

  1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
  2. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  3. To draw off the surface water of:

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  1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
  2. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  3. To draw off the surface water of:

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• expend

  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. To use up; consume:

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  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. To use up; consume:

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• exhaust

  1. To make extremely weary; wear out.
  2. To remove a resource from; deplete:
  3. To use up completely:

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  1. To make extremely weary; wear out.
  2. To remove a resource from; deplete:
  3. To use up completely:

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• deplete

  1. To consume or reduce to a very low amount; use up:
  2. To remove the contents or important elements of; empty out or exhaust:

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  1. To consume or reduce to a very low amount; use up:
  2. To remove the contents or important elements of; empty out or exhaust:

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• use up

  1. (of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (of time or space) to take or occupy

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  1. (of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (of time or space) to take or occupy

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• employ

  1. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  2. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
  3. To put (something) to use or service:

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  1. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  2. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
  3. To put (something) to use or service:

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• utilize

  1. To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of:

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  1. To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of:

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To destroy

• eat-away

  1. Gradually to erode or corrode.

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  1. Gradually to erode or corrode.

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• demolish

  1. To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze.
  2. To do away with completely; put an end to:
  3. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.

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  1. To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze.
  2. To do away with completely; put an end to:
  3. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.

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• ravage

  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To wreak destruction.

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• devastate

  1. To lay waste; destroy.
  2. To overwhelm; confound; stun:

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  1. To lay waste; destroy.
  2. To overwhelm; confound; stun:

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To absorb completely

• overwhelm

  1. To surge over and submerge; engulf:
  2. To defeat completely and decisively:
  3. To affect deeply in mind or emotion:

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  1. To surge over and submerge; engulf:
  2. To defeat completely and decisively:
  3. To affect deeply in mind or emotion:

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• obsess

  1. To preoccupy the mind of (someone) excessively.
  2. To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic:

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  1. To preoccupy the mind of (someone) excessively.
  2. To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic:

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• preoccupy

  1. To occupy completely the mind or attention of; engross.

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  1. To occupy completely the mind or attention of; engross.

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• engross

  1. To occupy exclusively; absorb:
  2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
  3. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.

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  1. To occupy exclusively; absorb:
  2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
  3. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.

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