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- pronunciation:
- it
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- eat one's words, eat out, eat up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
eats, eating, ate, eaten |
| definition 1: |
to consume (food) through the mouth.
I only eat toast in the morning, so I'm quite hungry by lunchtime.Some of my friends don't eat meat.
- synonyms:
- consume, ingest, swallow
- similar words:
- bite, chew, devour, sup, take, touch
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| definition 2: |
to destroy through wearing away; corrode.
Rust eats metal.- synonyms:
- corrode, deteriorate, wear
- similar words:
- bite, consume, decay, gnaw, rot, rust
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| definition 3: |
to ravage or consume in the manner of eating.
Our whole budget was eaten by unexpected expenses.- synonyms:
- consume, devour, swallow
- similar words:
- chew, gnaw, ravage
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| definition 4: |
to bother or disturb.
What's eating him? He hasn't said a word to anyone all morning.- synonyms:
- bother, bug, gnaw, trouble
- similar words:
- annoy, disturb, vex
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| definition 5: |
(informal) to bear the cost of.
Since his roommate just up and left, he had to eat all the expenses of the apartment by himself.- similar words:
- bear, endure, write off
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| related words: |
absorb, assimilate, banquet, blow, browse, erode, finish, swallow, taste, use |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to partake of food.
The patient is able to eat now and is feeling much better.I was eating, so I told her I'd call her back.- synonyms:
- fare, feed
- antonyms:
- fast
- similar words:
- bite, diet, dine, partake, sup, swallow
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| definition 2: |
to corrode.
Rust ate through the metal.- synonyms:
- corrode
- similar words:
- decay, gnaw, rot, rust, waste, wear
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| related words: |
banquet, browse, mess, taste |
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| phrase: |
eat one's words, eat out, eat up |
| derivation: |
eater (n.) |
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