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English to English verb
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take in solid food |  | Example: She was eating a banana
What did you eat for dinner last night?
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
eat a meal; take a meal | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
take in food; used of animals only | | Example: This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
What do whales eat?
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way | | Example: What's eating you?
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
use up (resources or materials) | | Example: this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid | | Example: The acid corroded the metal
The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
source: wordnet30
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To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat bread. | | source: webster1913
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To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board. | | source: webster1913
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