1. (verb)eat take in solidfood "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. (verb)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"
3. (verb)feed, eat take in food; used of animals only
"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
4. (verb)eat, eat on worry or causeanxiety in a persistent way
"What's eating you?"
5. (verb)consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out 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"
6. (verb)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"
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