Verb

• S: (v) eat (eat%2:34:00::) (take in solid food) "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
• S: (v) eat (eat%2:34:01::) (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 (feed%2:34:00::), eat (eat%2:34:02::) (take in food; used of animals only) "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
• S: (v) eat (eat%2:37:00::), eat on (eat_on%2:37:00::) (worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way) "What's eating you?"
• S: (v) consume (consume%2:34:01::), eat up (eat_up%2:34:03::), use up (use_up%2:34:00::), eat (eat%2:34:13::), deplete (deplete%2:34:00::), exhaust (exhaust%2:34:00::), run through (run_through%2:34:00::), wipe out (wipe_out%2:34:00::) (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"
• S: (v) corrode (corrode%2:30:01::), eat (eat%2:30:00::), rust (rust%2:30:01::) (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"