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Verbs (27)

consume

v. destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

consume

v. engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

devour, down, consume, go through

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

waste, ware, consume, squander

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

consume, squander, waste, ware

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

consume, ingest, take in, take, have

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

v. 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"

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Fuzzynyms (115)

decimate

v. kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

demolish, pulverize, pulverise

v. destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

dine

v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

sup

v. take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

swallow

v. keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

v. 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"

feed, give

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feed, feast

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

fill up, fill

v. eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"

gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"

guzzle

v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

spend

v. spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

gratify, pander, indulge

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

shower

v. provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

splurge

v. be showy or ostentatious

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

abuse

v. use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"

bolt

v. swallow hastily

gobble, bolt

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

v. 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"

devour, guttle, raven, pig

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

gulp

v. utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"

mortify

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

partake, share, partake in

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

receive

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

delight, enjoy, revel

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

sap, exhaust, tire, run down, use up

v. deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

gobble, bolt

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

consume, ingest, take in, take, have

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

devour, down, consume, go through

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

devour, guttle, raven, pig

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

fade, wither

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

shrink, shrivel

v. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

shower

v. provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

empty

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

clear, clear up

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

authorize, authorise, pass, clear

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

clear

v. pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"

tap

v. pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"

tap

v. draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"

Synonyms (3)

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

eat

v. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

Antonyms (14)

save, lay aside, save up

v. accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"

hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away

v. save up as for future use

abstain, refrain, desist

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

deliver, drive home

v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

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