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Definition of 'eat'

Verb

  1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
  2. 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"
  3. take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
       Synonyms: feed
  4. 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"
       Synonyms: consume eat up use up deplete exhaust run through wipe out
  5. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
       Synonyms: eat on
  6. 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"
       Synonyms: corrode rust


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