eat
/iːt/
verb
- To take food into the mouth, chew, and swallow it.
- We usually eat dinner together as a family around six o'clock.
- The baby is learning to eat solid foods like mashed bananas.
- After the hike, they were so hungry they ate their sandwiches in minutes.
- To consume or use up something gradually, often in a damaging way.
- Acid can eat through certain types of fabric if spilled.
- The high cost of living is eating into their savings.
- Rust had eaten away the metal hinges on the old gate.
- To bother or worry someone persistently.
- Not knowing the test results ate at him until the doctor called.
- The guilt of lying to her friend was eating at her all day.
- Jealousy can eat away at a person's happiness if left unchecked.
noun
- Food or a meal, especially in informal use.
- He's always looking for a cheap eat near his office.
- The party had plenty of good eats for everyone.
- Let's grab a quick eat before the movie starts.