use up

verb

used up; using up; uses up

transitive verb

: to exhaust of strength or useful properties

land that has been used up

Synonyms of use up

• spend
• consume
• drain
• exhaust
• play out
• draw down
• run out of
• reduce
• use
• absorb
• burn

Examples of use up in a Sentence

we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles

Recent Examples on the Web

The bar also will provide an outlet to use up inventory left over from Idaho Tipsy Trailers events. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

For instance, the nitrogen tank that fuels the thruster system takes just six seconds to use up and hours to refill, Tesla’s vice president of vehicle engineering, Lars Moravy, told Top Gear. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

During intense exercise, muscles rapidly use up your ATP stores for energy. — Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2026

Fed into a calculation, it is used up to perform the extra gate, and any flaw in the state becomes a flaw in the gate. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for use up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup

Kids Definition

use up

verb

: to make complete use of : exhaust

used up all the supplies