Thesaurus: eat

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3. v. t. To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat bread.
4. v. t. To corrode, as metal, by rust; to consume the flesh, as a cancer; to waste or wear away; to destroy gradually; to cause to disappear.
5. v. i. To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board.
6. v. i. To taste or relish; as, it eats like tender beef.
7. v. i. To make one's way slowly.
8. v. take in solid food
9. v. eat a meal; take a meal
10. v. take in food; used of animals only
11. v. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
12. v. use up (resources or materials)
13. v. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid