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consume definition

consume


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  consume 
  consumer 
  consumer  credit 
  consumer  durables 
  consumer  finance  company 
  consumer  goods 
  consumer  loan 
  consumer  price  index 
  consumer  research 
  consumerism 
 
  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") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  consume 
  consumed 
 
  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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