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Verb
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)
eliminate (eliminate%2:30:00::)
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annihilate (annihilate%2:30:00::)
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extinguish (extinguish%2:30:01::)
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eradicate (eradicate%2:30:00::)
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wipe out (wipe_out%2:30:00::)
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decimate (decimate%2:30:00::)
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carry off (carry_off%2:30:00::)
(kill in large numbers)
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
S:
(v)
wipe out (wipe_out%2:36:00::)
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sweep away (sweep_away%2:36:00::)
(eliminate completely and without a trace)
"The old values have been wiped out"
S:
(v)
erase (erase%2:30:00::)
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wipe out (wipe_out%2:30:03::)
(remove from memory or existence)
"The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
S:
(v)
kill (kill%2:30:00::)
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obliterate (obliterate%2:30:02::)
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wipe out (wipe_out%2:30:02::)
(mark for deletion, rub off, or erase)
"kill these lines in the President's speech"
S:
(v)
cancel out (cancel_out%2:30:00::)
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wipe out (wipe_out%2:30:04::)
(wipe out the effect of something)
"The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record"