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List of meaning for eat

eat(verb)

take in solid food

"She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

eat(verb)

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"

feed, eat(verb)

take in food; used of animals only

"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"

eat, eat on(verb)

worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

"What's eating you?"

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out(verb)

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"

corrode, eat, rust(verb)

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"

to take in as food

having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers

to consume or wear away gradually

the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid

to take a meal

where's the best place to eat in this town?

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind

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