eat up
Consume with relish
To eat up is to consume food completely: Eat up your vegetables.
The phrase extends to enthusiastic acceptance—if you eat something up, you receive it eagerly: The audience ate up every word.
It also means to consume resources: Legal fees ate up most of the settlement.
She really eats up the attention.
Eat greedily and fast
- gobbleEat fast and greedily
- wolf downEat very quickly
- scarf downEat rapidly, voraciously
- polish offFinish something entirely
finish · gulp · inhale · demolish · clean plate · gorge · feast · stuff
Channel for wastewater
- exhaustUse up entirely
- consumeTake in fully
- burn throughConsume rapidly, completely
- go throughExperience or endure fully
spend · deplete · absorb · run through · sap · erode · devour · expend
Absorb appreciatively through senses
- devourEat greedily and fast
- consumeTake in fully
- immersePlunge into liquid entirely
- engrossAbsorb one's attention wholly
captivate · fascinate · enthrall · rivet · spellbind · mesmerize · grip · engage
devour
Eat greedily and fast
- gobbleEat fast and greedily
- wolf downEat very quickly
- scarf downEat rapidly, voraciously
polish off · finish · gulp · inhale · demolish · clean plate · gorge · feast · stuff · binge
drain
Channel for wastewater
- exhaustUse up entirely
- consumeTake in fully
- burn throughConsume rapidly, completely
go through · spend · deplete · absorb · run through · sap · erode · devour · expend · waste
drink in
Absorb appreciatively through senses
engross · captivate · fascinate · enthrall · rivet · spellbind · mesmerize · grip · engage · entrance
savor
Enjoy with full attention
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- delight inTo enjoy thoroughly
- loveIntense fond attachment
appreciate · adore · drink in · luxuriate · embrace · treasure · cherish · groove on · dig · get off on
corrode
Destroy through chemical action
decay · deteriorate · oxidize · pit · degrade · crumble · dissolve · disintegrate · weather · rot
eat upleave
Sanctioned time away
leave behind · pick at · waste · throw away · discard