"used up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more used up [comparative], most used up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} used up (comparative more used up, superlative most used up)
  1. Worn out; depleted; exhausted; having nothing left; useless, due to the expenditure of all resources.
    Sense id: en-used_up-en-adj-MEh2slfM

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} used up
  1. simple past and past participle of use up Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: use up
    Sense id: en-used_up-en-verb-Hkwt1j6H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

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