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

There are real benefits, but these projects use up limited land, raise concerns about who actually gains from private-island development, and increase the pressure on the government to handle foreign investment carefully. —Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

But once their fuel is used up, which happened just two minutes and 8 seconds after liftoff on this flight, the boosters' 16 different separation motors ignite to push the boosters away from the rocket and one another. —Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 May 2026

Besides using up your surfeit of squash, this recipe will even satisfy the kids. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026

An air fryer can use up to 50% less energy than an oven. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 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