eat

Verb

• 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
    

• use up (resources or materials)
  • this car consumes a lot of gas
    
  • We exhausted our savings
    
  • They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
    

• worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
  • What's eating you?
    

• take in food; used of animals only
  • This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
    
  • What do whales eat?
    

• 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
    

• take in solid food
  • She was eating a banana
    
  • What did you eat for dinner last night?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  corrode , rust , consume , eat up , use up , deplete , exhaust , run through , wipe out , eat on , feed