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Verb
S:
(v)
devour (devour%2:34:01::)
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demolish (demolish%2:34:00::)
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down (down%2:34:01::)
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consume (consume%2:34:03::)
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go through (go_through%2:34:00::)
(eat up completely, as with great appetite)
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:34:00::)
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ingest (ingest%2:34:00::)
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take in (take_in%2:34:00::)
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take (take%2:34:00::)
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have (have%2:34:00::)
(serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:34:02::)
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squander (squander%2:34:00::)
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waste (waste%2:34:00::)
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ware (ware%2:34:00::)
(spend extravagantly)
"waste not, want not"
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:35:00::)
(destroy completely)
"The fire consumed the building"
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:34:01::)
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eat up (eat_up%2:34:03::)
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use up (use_up%2:34:00::)
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eat (eat%2:34:13::)
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deplete (deplete%2:34:00::)
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exhaust (exhaust%2:34:00::)
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run through (run_through%2:34:00::)
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wipe out (wipe_out%2:34:00::)
(use up (resources or materials))
"this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:31:00::)
(engage fully)
"The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"