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What does eat up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word eat up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) To cover (a distance)
  3. (idiomatic, figuratively) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
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I knew this fellow could eat up a dozen miles in jigtime, and so I took him.
He would use an egg timer at meal times, threatening to hit the children if they did not eat up in time.
Even if foreign investments outperform domestic ones, he adds, higher fees eat up the extra return.
I just know that one beer bash was fine, two was tolerable, and the third was just a way to eat up time on Memorial Day.
Tapia charged forward in his customary fashion but was constantly forced to eat up Barrera's textbook jabs.
What I'm not sure about is whether or not getting a tattoo is an evictable offense, or more likely just something that will eat up a little of my deposit when it's time to move on.

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