Eat (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The child couldn't wait to eat the cake at the birthday party.
- I usually eat breakfast in my room while browsing my phone.
- They eat a lot of rice in Japan, it's a staple food there.
- She ate nothing but plain toast for the entire week.
- He had already eaten dinner when his friends arrived, so he ordered dessert.
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- Pick
- Raven
- Fress
- Bolt
- Shovel In
- Bolt Down
- Polish Off
- Piece
- Gluttonise
- Peck At
- Finish
- Wolf Down
- Guttle
- Pick Up
- Gobble Up
- Fill
- Peck
- Pig
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Meaning 2
Use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The old refrigerator eats up a lot of electricity.
- These heavy machines eat up a significant portion of our company's budget.
- Their lavish lifestyle eats through their inheritance at an alarming rate.
- That high-performance sports car eats through premium gas.
- Their tech startup eats through venture capital funds quickly.
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Meaning 3
Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Sea salt can eat away at the metal oxide layer, causing rapid deterioration of the structure.
- The polluted rain began to eat into the marble statues along the historic city streets.
- Years of exposure to the ocean breeze and spray began to eat away at the intricate carvings on the seaside mansion's facade.
- The mild acid content in some household cleaning products can eat into the varnish or finish of certain types of wood furniture.
- Over time, the mineral-rich groundwater was able to eat away at the concrete foundation of the aging bridge.
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Meaning 4
Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The recent financial struggles have been eating at her for weeks, making it hard to sleep.
- Something was eating away at him, but he refused to talk about it with anyone.
- The guilt of cheating had been eating him for months, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
- What's eating you - you seem a bit distracted lately.
- Her troubled past was still eating away at her, making trust issues difficult to resolve.
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Meaning 5
Take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- Dogs primarily eat commercial dog food but some may also have other nutrients added to their diet.
- Polar bears almost exclusively eat seals in the wild to sustain themselves.
- The veterinarian asked the cat's owner what the cat normally eats at home.
- Rabbits tend to eat large quantities of plant material like leaves and stems.
- Researchers want to know what deep-sea creatures eat in such an environment.
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Meaning 6
Eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- We didn't eat until 11 P.M. because we were stuck in traffic.
- She hadn't eaten yet, so I suggested we grab dinner at a nearby restaurant.
- We decided to eat quickly and get to the meeting on time.
- I didn't eat breakfast, so I was feeling quite hungry by lunch.
- They didn't eat until the plane landed safely on the ground.
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Hyponyms
- Gormandise
- Gormandize
- Stuff
- Gourmandize
- Glut
- Snack
- Scarf Out
- Dine Out
- Overindulge
- Engorge
- Binge
- Dine In
- Pig Out
- Junket
- Englut
- Banquet
- Satiate
- Take Away
- Overgorge
- Dig In
- Ingurgitate
- Overeat