Verb: eat (ate,eaten) eet- Take in solid food
"She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" - 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" - Take in food; used of animals only
"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"; - feed - Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
"What's eating you?"; - eat on - Use (resources or materials) over time in order to function
"this car eats up a lot of gas"; - consume, eat up, use up, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out - Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
"The acid ate the metal"; - corrode, rust
Derived forms: ate, eating, eaten, eats See also: eat in, eat out, eat up Type of: consume, damage, drop, expend, have, ingest, spend, take, take in, vex, worry Encyclopedia: Eat, Prey, Queef |