单词 | to use off |
释义 | > as lemmasto use off † to use off Obsolete. extracted from usev. transitive. = to use up 1a at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > use up, expend, or consume [verb (transitive)] spend1297 usea1382 costa1400 consumea1527 to make a hole (in anything)1591 absorb1686 to use up1712 expend1745 to use off1812 to get through ——1833 to go through ——1949 1812 S. T. Coleridge in R. Southey Omniana II. clxxi. 2 An obscure..periodical publication, which has long since been used off as ‘winding sheets for herrings’. 1859 Dental Cosmos Dec. 244 By continuing the cork for a little while after the above-named powders have been used off, we avoid the use of the Scotch-stone. 1888 Photogr. Times 18 May 232/1 As the fluid is used off, replenish with water until the hypo is exhausted. < as lemmas |
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