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1. Informal term for a meal
   - chow, chuck, grub

1. Take in solid food
   "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
    
2. Have 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. Take in food; used of animals only
   "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
   - feed
    
4. Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
   "What's eating you?"
   - eat on
    
5. Use (resources or materials) over time in order to function
   "this car eats up a lot of gas"; "this car eats a lot of gas"
   - consume, eat up, use up, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
    
6. Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
   "The acid ate the metal"
   - corrode, rust

See also: eat in, eat out, eat up, eater, eating

Type of: consume, damage, drop, expend, fare, have, ingest, spend, take, take in, vex, worry

Encyclopedia: Eat Eat, Drink and Be Healthy! Eat, Sleep, Repeat