eat (
http://definr.com/eat)
v 1: take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you
eat for dinner last night?"
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"
3: take in food; used of animals only: "This dog doesn't eat
certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn:
feed]
4: use up, as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a
lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through
20 bottles of wine a week" [syn:
consume,
eat up, {use
up},
deplete,
exhaust,
run through,
wipe out]
5: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way: "What's eating
you?" [syn:
eat on]
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" [syn:
corrode,
rust]