Pronunciation: /it ʌp/
verb to consume food or drink
A1 I eat up all my vegetables before having dessert.
A2 The kids eat up all the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven.
B1 She always eats up her lunch quickly so she can go play outside.
B2 The team ate up the competition in the final game of the season.
C1 The audience eagerly ate up every word of the speaker's powerful speech.
C2 The book was so captivating that I ate up every page in one sitting.
adverb completely or entirely
A1 The little boy ate up all his vegetables.
A2 I always eat up my dinner quickly so I can have dessert.
B1 The students ate up all the information in the textbook.
B2 She ate up the competition with her exceptional skills.
C1 The team quickly ate up the new strategy and implemented it successfully.
C2 The detective ate up the clues and solved the case in record time.
formal It is important to eat up all of your vegetables to ensure you are getting enough nutrients.
informal Come on, eat up before your food gets cold!
slang I'm so hungry, I could eat up a horse right now.
figurative The new information was so interesting, I couldn't help but eat it up.
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