S: (v) wash down (eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically) "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky"
S: (v) nibble, pick, piece (eat intermittently; take small bites of) "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
S: (v) eat up, finish, polish off (finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table) "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
S: (v) tuck in, tuck away, put away (eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food) "My son tucked in a whole pizza"
S: (v) devour, demolish, down, consume, go through (eat up completely, as with great appetite) "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
S: (v) eat (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"
S: (v) feed, eat (take in food; used of animals only) "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
S: (v) eat, eat on (worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way) "What's eating you?"
S: (v) corrode, eat, rust (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"