English to English verb Example:
• She was eating a banana • What did you eat for dinner last night?
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2 |
eat a meal; take a meal | Example:
• 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
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3 |
take in food; used of animals only | Example:
• This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat • What do whales eat?
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4 |
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way | Example:
• What's eating you?
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5 |
use up (resources or materials) | Example:
• this car consumes a lot of gas • We exhausted our savings • They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
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6 |
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid | Example:
• The acid corroded the metal • The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
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7 |
To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat bread. | source: webster1913
8 |
To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board. | source: webster1913
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