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pact

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

trong> to consume more than one can easily provide or afford

eat one's heart out

to grieve bitterly
to be jealous

eat one's words

to retract what one has said

eat out of one's hand

to accept the domination of another

eat someone's lunch

to deprive of profit, dominance, or success

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

something to eat food —usually used in plural

Other Words

Verb

eater noun, plural eaters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Verb

consume ingest partake (of) put away put down tuck (away or in)

Examples

Verb

//You'll feel better if you eat something.
//I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry.
//They like to eat at home.

Noun

//there are some good eats at the buffet table

First Known Use

Verb

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb

Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai

Noun

Middle English et, from Old English ǣt; akin to Old High German āz food; derivative from the root of eat entry 1

eat

verb

Synonyms

to take in as food //having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
Synonyms

consume ingest partake (of) put away put down tuck (away or in)
Related Words

digest down mouth (down) swallow
bolt chow (down on) devour glut (on) gobble (up or down) gorge gulp scoff slop snarf (down) swill wolf
chew gnaw (at or on) gum lap lick nibble (on) nurse pick (at)
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trong> to consume more than one can easily provide or afford
eat one's heart out
- to grieve bitterly
- to be jealous
eat one's words
to retract what one has said
eat out of one's hand
to accept the domination of another
eat someone's lunch
to deprive of profit, dominance, or success

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

something to eat food —usually used in plural

Other Words

Verb

eater noun, plural eaters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Verb

consume ingest partake (of) put away put down tuck (away or in)

Examples

Verb

//You'll feel better if you eat something.
//I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry.
//They like to eat at home.

Noun

//there are some good eats at the buffet table

First Known Use

Verb

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb

Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai

Noun

Middle English et, from Old English ǣt; akin to Old High German āz food; derivative from the root of eat entry 1

eat

verb

Synonyms

to take in as food //having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
Synonyms

consume ingest partake (of) put away put down tuck (away or in)
Related Words

digest down mouth (down) swallow
bolt chow (down on) devour glut (on) gobble (up or down) gorge gulp scoff slop snarf (down) swill wolf
chew gnaw (at or on) gum lap lick nibble (on) nurse pick (at)
relis