EAT
WordNet
verb
(1) 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"
(2) 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) Take in solid food
"She was eating a banana"
"What did you eat for dinner last night?"
(4) Take in food; used of animals only
"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"
"What do whales eat?"
(5) Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
"What's eating you?"
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Etymology
, from , from . Cognate with Scots , Dutch , German , and Swedish , and (from IE) with Ancient Greek , Latin , Russian , and Lithuanian .
Verb
- To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
- He’s eating an apple.
- Don’t disturb me now; can't you see that I’m eating?
- To consume a meal.
- What time do we eat this evening?
- To be eaten.
- The soup that eats like a meal.
- To destroy, consume, or use up
- This project is eating up all the money.
- To cause (someone) to worry.
- What’s eating you?
- To take the loss in a transaction.
- It’s a special order, so we can’t send it back; if the customer won’t accept it, we’ll have to eat the forty tons of steel ourselves.
- I have to have him in court tomorrow, if he doesn't show up, I forfeit the bond and I have to eat the $300,000 - From the movie Midnight Run
- To corrode or erode.
- The acid rain ate away the statue.
- The strong acid eats through the metal.