eat  /it/

verb

1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

synset: eat

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"

synset: eat

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

synset: feed, eat

4. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"

synset: eat, eat_on

5. 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"

synset: consume, eat_up, use_up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run_through, wipe_out

6. 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"

synset: corrode, eat, rust

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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