consumption
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Sense 1 noun
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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Sense 2 noun
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
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Sense 3 noun
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
the consumption of energy has increased steadily
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Sense 4 noun
the act of consuming something
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ingest |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eating |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deglutition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sucking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drinking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tuberculosis |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | expend |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | economics |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conspicuous consumption |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | expend |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | depletion |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | burnup |