(~s, consuming, ~d)
1.
If you ~ something, you eat or drink it. (FORMAL)
Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they ~d oat bran.
VERB: V n
2.
To ~ an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up.
Some of the most efficient refrigerators ~ 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
VERB: V n
3.
If a feeling or idea ~s you, it affects you very strongly indeed.
The memories ~d him.
VERB: V n
4.
see also ~d , consuming