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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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The audience seemed to eat up this type of rock, and the band received hoots and hollers by set's end.
Hand-watering with a hose can eat up a lot of your time and can waste a lot of water, as can sprinklers.
When we finished, the father summoned his two sons out of their room to eat up what was left over on the table.
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.
Even if foreign investments outperform domestic ones, he adds, higher fees eat up the extra return.

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