Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb consume
3 of 6 senses of consume
Sense 2
consume, ingest, take in take have
=> hit
=> cannibalize, cannibalise
=> use
=> eat
=> eat
=> drink, imbibe
=> drink, booze, fuddle
=> partake, touch
=> feed, eat
=> satiate, sate, replete, fill
=> sample, try try out taste
=> take in sop up suck in take up
=> smoke
=> drug, do drugs
=> swallow, get down
=> sup
Sense 3
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
Sense 5
consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out
=> run out
=> drain, sap
=> indulge, luxuriate
=> burn off burn, burn up
=> spend
=> run down exhaust, play out sap, tire
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb consume
3 of 6 senses of consume
Sense 2
consume, ingest, take in take have
=> hit
=> cannibalize, cannibalise
=> use
=> drink, tope
=> board
=> eat
=> victual
=> eat in dine in
=> eat out dine out
=> dine
=> picnic
=> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in dig in
=> pick at peck at peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> gobble up shovel in bolt down
=> nibble, munch
=> nibble, pick piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, gulp, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up finish, polish off
=> tuck in tuck away put away
=> devour, down consume, go through
=> smack
=> break bread
=> nosh, snack
=> browse, graze
=> mess
=> lunch
=> brunch
=> breakfast
=> feast, banquet, junket
=> wine and dine
=> gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out satiate, scarf out
=> fill up fill, stuff, jam, cram
=> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in dig in
=> pick at peck at peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> gobble up shovel in bolt down
=> nibble, munch
=> nibble, pick piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, gulp, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up finish, polish off
=> tuck in tuck away put away
=> devour, down consume, go through
=> smack
=> drink, imbibe
=> swill, swill down
=> suck
=> guggle, gurgle
=> sip
=> guzzle
=> lap, lap up
=> drain the cup, drink up
=> gulp, quaff, swig
=> toss off bolt down belt down pour down down drink down kill
=> drink, booze, fuddle
=> port
=> claret
=> pub-crawl, bar hop
=> tipple, bib
=> souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up
=> wine
=> carry, hold
=> partake, touch
=> receive
=> feed, eat
=> forage
=> raven, prey
=> raven
=> victual
=> suckle
=> crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
=> satiate, sate, replete, fill
=> cloy, pall
=> sample, try try out taste
=> take in sop up suck in take up
=> smoke
=> chain-smoke
=> puff, whiff
=> inhale
=> drug, do drugs
=> inject
=> mainline
=> pop, skin pop
=> take a hit, snort
=> free-base, base
=> dope
=> swallow, get down
=> bolt
=> sup
Sense 3
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
Sense 5
consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out
=> run out
=> drain, sap
=> indulge, luxuriate
=> surfeit
=> burn off burn, burn up
=> spend
=> overspend
=> underspend
=> run down exhaust, play out sap, tire
Entailment of verb consume
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb consume
6 senses of consume
Sense 1
devour, down consume, go through
=> eat
Sense 2
consume, ingest, take in take have
Sense 3
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
Sense 4
consume
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 5
consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out
=> spend, expend, drop
Sense 6
consume
=> absorb, engross, engage, occupy
Familiarity of verb consume
consume used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb consume
Sense 1
devour, down consume, go through
=> eat
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Sense 2
consume, ingest, take in take have
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Sense 3
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
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Sense 4
consume
=> destroy, ruin
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Sense 5
consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out
=> spend, expend, drop
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Sense 6
consume
=> absorb, engross, engage, occupy
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Overview of verb consume
The verb consume has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (3) devour, down consume, go through -- (eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal")
2. (3) consume, ingest, take in take have -- (serve oneself to or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee")
3. (2) consume, squander, waste, ware -- (spend extravagantly; "waste not want not")
4. (1) consume -- (destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building")
5. consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out -- (use up as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week")
6. consume -- (engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy")
Overview of verb consume
The verb consume has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (3) devour, down consume, go through -- (eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal")
2. (3) consume, ingest, take in take have -- (serve oneself to or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee")
3. (2) consume, squander, waste, ware -- (spend extravagantly; "waste not want not")
4. (1) consume -- (destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building")
5. consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out -- (use up as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week")
6. consume -- (engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy")
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