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1. The act of consuming food
   - feeding

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";
   - 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

Derived forms: eatings

See also: eat in, eat out, eat up

Type of: consume, consumption, damage, drop, expend, have, ingest, ingestion, intake, spend, take, take in, uptake, vex, worry

Encyclopedia: Eating