to eat away at wood
V
Said of worms
to eat humble pie
V
Informal
to eat away at
a fortune, one's time, etc.
to eat away at
a fortune, one's time, etc.
to eat one's words
Informal
to
want to have one's cake and
eat it too
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English Definitions
eat
V
eat a meal; take a meal
eat
V
take in food; used of animals only
eat
V
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
eat
V
use up (resources or materials)
eat
V
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
eat at
V
become ground down or deteriorate
eat away
V
remove soil or rock
eat away
V
wear away or erode
V
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
V
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
eat out
V
eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
eat up
V
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
eat up
V
use up (resources or materials)
eat up
V
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
eatable
N
any substance that can be used as food
eatable
suitable for use as food
N
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
eater
N
someone who consumes food for nourishment
eater
N
any green goods that are good to eat
eatery
N
a building where people go to eat
eating
N
the act of consuming food
N
an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
eating away
N
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
N
a disorder of the normal eating routine
N
a building where people go to eat
N
a building where people go to eat
N
tableware implements for cutting and eating food
N
a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions
eats
N
informal terms for a meal
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