consume+by+use
31use — v. [[t]yuz[/t]] or, for pt. form of 9, [[t]yust[/t]] n. [[t]yus[/t]] v. used, us•ing, n. 1) to employ for some purpose; put into service: to use a knife[/ex] 2) to avail oneself of; apply to one s own purposes: to use the facilities[/ex] 3) cvb… …
32use up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. consume, exhaust, squander; see spend 1 , waste 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend. Informal: polish off. See… …
33consume — [c]/kənˈsjum / (say kuhn syoohm) verb (consumed, consuming) –verb (t) 1. to destroy or expend by use; use up. 2. to eat or drink up; devour. 3. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning. 4. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. 5. to absorb;… …
34consume mass quantities — verb a) To eat or drink abundant amounts of food or beverage. Connie Conehead: Merkon, we invite you to consume mass quantities. b) To use large amounts of any resource. Suppose that A chooses, aftern returning from numerous expeditions to the… …
35consume — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. destroy, demolish, annihilate; burn, decompose, corrode; devour, swallow, eat, drink; exhaust, drain, use up, expend. See destruction, use, waste. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To eat or drink] Syn. eat… …
36consume — con|sume [ kən sum ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to eat or drink something: Many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they consume. 2. ) to use a supply of something such as time, energy, or fuel: The new light bulbs consume less… …
37consume — verb (T) 1 to use time, energy, goods etc: As a country, we consume a lot more than we produce. 2 time consuming something that is time consuming takes a long time: a very time consuming process 3 formal to eat or drink something: He s able to… …
38use — 1. verb 1) she used her key to open the front door Syn: utilize, make use of, avail oneself of, employ, work, operate, wield, ply, apply, maneuver, manipulate, put to use, put/press into service 2) the court will use its discretion in making an… …
39use — 1. verb 1) she used her key to open the door Syn: utilize, employ, avail oneself of, work, operate, wield, ply, apply, put into service 2) the court will use its discretion Syn: exercise …
40consume — /keuhn soohm /, v., consumed, consuming. v.t. 1. to destroy or expend by use; use up. 2. to eat or drink up; devour. 3. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest. 4. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. 5. to… …
