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) chew, masticate, manducate, jaw (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth) "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
S: (v) swallow, get down (pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking) "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
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"