43
devour(verb, action, hold, break, drop)
36
eat(verb, take, help, ruin, defeat)
29
exhaust(noun, verb, break, drop, dull)
25
use(verb, phrasal verb, drop, control, give)
23
deplete(verb, break, drop, give, clear)
21
spend(verb, break, drop, give, increase)
20
dissipate(verb, break, drop, give, fail)
20
waste(verb, break, drop, go, help)
19
expend(verb, break, drop, give, increase)
19
use up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, drop)
17
ingest(verb, take, destroy, have, use)
17
swallow(verb, action, drop, help, destroy)
15
destroy(verb, dull, quiet, ruin, defeat)
15
drink(verb, take, clear, ruin, discharge)
14
squander(verb, break, drop, go, give)
14
absorb(verb, hold, drop, take, trouble)
13
take(verb, destroy, use, process, need)
13
employ(verb, hold, drop, control, go)
12
drain(verb, drop, give, clear, increase)
12
eat up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, reduce)
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