Eat (Verb)
Meaning 1
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.
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- 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
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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".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
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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.
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Meaning 6
Take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
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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