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eat

/iːt/

noun

Meaning

  • Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.

verb

Meaning

  • To ingest; to be ingested.

  • To use up.

  • To cause (someone) to worry.

    "What’s eating you?"

  • To take the loss in a transaction.

  • To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.

  • To corrode or erode.

    "The acid rain ate away the statue.  The strong acid eats through the metal."

  • To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).

    "Eat me!"

Synonyms

bother,
disturb,
worry,
consume,
swallow,
breakfast,
chow down,
dine,
dinner,
feed one's face,
lunch,
supper,
tea