To use up.
To trade money for good or services as an individual.
To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
To eat.
To destroy completely.
To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
To keep in possession or use.
To employ by paying a retainer.
To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.
To keep in one's pay or service.
To hold secure.