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"

eat (Verb)

To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.

eat (Verb)

To consume a meal.

eat (Verb)

To be eaten.

eat (Verb)

To destroy, consume, or use up.

eat (Verb)

To cause (someone) to worry.

eat (Verb)

To take the loss in a transaction.

eat (Verb)

To corrode or erode.

eat (Verb)

To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.

eat (Verb)

To consume money or (other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service, or return the payment.

eat (Verb)

To perform oral sex on someone.