uses up
Drains the supply
Uses up means to consume or exhaust a supply completely, leaving none remaining: She used up all the hot water.
It often implies wastefulness or poor planning: He used up his savings in six months.
The phrase can apply to abstract resources like time, patience, or goodwill: You've used up all your chances.
Completely uses up
- drainsPipes removing wastewater
- emptiesDrains or depleted containers
- consumesTakes in completely
- expendsUses until gone
spends · finishes · runs through · goes through · burns through · diminishes · reduces · saps
Depleted through overuse
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- tapped outExhausted of funds
running on empty · burnt out · fatigued · sapped · wiped out · frazzled · kaput
Energy source material
- suppliesResources for a task
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- reservesResources held back
- budgetPlan for spending
inventory · stock · rations · provisions · quota · allowance · allotment · battery
Uses poorly or discards
- fritters awayWastes bit by bit
- blowsStrikes or expels air
- splurgesSpends lavishly on treats
- misspendsWastes through poor choices
throws away · dissipates · lavishes · burns · piddles away · squanders · overspends · overuses
exhausts
Completely uses up
expends · spends · finishes · runs through · goes through · burns through · diminishes · reduces · saps · wipes out
worn out
Depleted through overuse
tapped out · running on empty · burnt out · fatigued · sapped · wiped out · frazzled · kaput
fuel
Energy source material
budget · inventory · stock · rations · provisions · quota · allowance · allotment · battery · funds
wastes
Uses poorly or discards
- fritters awayWastes bit by bit
- blowsStrikes or expels air
- splurgesSpends lavishly on treats
misspends · throws away · dissipates · lavishes · burns · piddles away · squanders · overspends · overuses
uses upreplenishes
Fills again after depletion
accumulates · builds up · stores · amasses · restores
uses upreplenishes
Fills again after depletion
restores · renews · regenerates · refills · replaces