What does using up mean?

Definitions for using up
us·ing up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. consumption, using up, expenditurenoun

    the act of consuming something

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  1. using up

    Using up refers to the process of completely consuming, exhausting, depleting or utilizing all of a certain resource, substance, or item. It means to leave no remaining part of it.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of using up in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of using up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of using up in a Sentence

  1. Carolyn Bernstein:

    You are unable to go to work, you are using up all your vacation time, and you are prevented from being able to advance in your career.

  2. Carolyn Bernstein:

    Part of the suffering is that migraines take such a huge hit on people's lives and finances, you are unable to go to work, you are using up all your vacation time, and you are prevented from being able to advance in your career.

  3. Andrea Jonas:

    You start out with less than a full tank of gas, and then you’re using up your lung capacity that much faster if you add smoking to the equation.

  4. Ron DeSantis:

    We cannot afford to have people who aren't even Floridians dumped into South Florida using up those valuable resources.

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