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English to English verb
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finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table |  | Example: She polished off the remaining potatoes
source: wordnet30
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use up (resources or materials) | | Example: this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
source: wordnet30
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enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | | Example: The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
source: wordnet30
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