use up

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to consume or exhaust a supply of something completely

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   use up something / use something up

   Usage: A noun object may come before or after up; put a personal pronoun between the verb and particle, as in use it up.

   We used up all the hot water before the guests arrived.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   We used up all the hot water before the guests arrived.

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