Synonyms: consume, eat, eat up, deplete, run through, wipe out, use up, exhaust
Definition: use up (resources or materials)
Usage: this car consumes a lot of gas; We exhausted our savings; They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Synonyms: take, occupy, use up
Definition: require (time or space)
Usage: It took three hours to get to work this morning; This event occupied a very short time
Definition: use up, consume fully
Usage: The legislature expended its time on school questions