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"
S: (v) damage (inflict damage upon) "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
S: (v) burn (damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation) "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
S: (v) frost (damage by frost) "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
S: (v) bilge (cause to leak) "the collision bilged the vessel"
S: (v) break (render inoperable or ineffective) "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
S: (v) total (damage beyond the point of repair) "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert"
S: (v) bruise (damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure) "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
S: (v) disturb (damage as if by shaking or jarring) "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
S: (v) afflict, smite (cause physical pain or suffering in) "afflict with the plague"
S: (v) hurt, injure (cause damage or affect negatively) "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
S: (v) impair (make worse or less effective) "His vision was impaired"
S: (v) flaw, blemish (add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective)
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"