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to eat up
[phrase form: eat]
01
to consume completely, especially in reference to food
Transitive: to eat up food
Examples
The hungry children quickly ate up all the cookies that were on the table.
The delicious aroma from the kitchen made everyone eager to eat up the freshly cooked meal.
02
to use up or deplete a significant amount of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat up resources or materials
Examples
The growing population in the urban area began to eat up the available water resources.
The expanding industries were starting to eat up the region's natural gas reserves.
03
to cover something entirely
Transitive: to eat up an area
Examples
The thick fog began to eat up the entire landscape, reducing visibility.
As the wildfire spread, it started to eat up the surrounding forest, leaving destruction in its path.
04
to accept or believe something completely, immediately, and without questioning
Transitive: to eat up sth
Examples
Despite initial skepticism, she chose to eat up the new information shared by her friend.
The children tend to eat up stories of magic and adventure without doubting their authenticity.
05
to take immense pleasure and satisfaction from a particular experience or activity
Transitive: to eat up an experience or activity
Examples
The audience seemed to eat up the comedian's jokes, laughing uncontrollably.
Children tend to eat up animated movies, captivated by the colorful characters and engaging stories.
06
to be consumed by guilt, regret, or remorse over something that happened in the past
Disapproving
InformalExamples
I lied to my best friend, and it's been eating me up ever since.
He made a big mistake a year ago, and the guilt is still eating him up, even though he tries to move on.
eat up
01
used to encourage someone to enjoy and consume their food enthusiastically
Examples
Dinner is served, everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Time to have some fun!
