using up

English Thesaurus

1. the act of consuming something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	depletion,
definition	:	the act of decreasing something markedly (noun.act)

hyponym	:	burnup,
definition	:	the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor) (noun.act)

derivation	:	expend, use,
definition	:	use up, consume fully (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	expend, use,
definition	:	use up, consume fully (verb.consumption)