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   eat

   /iːt/

   verb

   • 1. put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it: "he was eating a hot dog"
   • ▪ have (a meal): "we ate dinner in a noisy cafe" Similar have a mealpartake of foodtake foodconsume foodfeedbreakfastlunchdinehave breakfasthave lunchhave dinnerhave supperfeastbanquetinformal:snackgrazenoshdated:supbreak bread
   • ▪ bother; annoy: informal "she knew what was eating him"
   • ▪ absorb (financial loss or cost): informal US "if we had to, we could probably eat the cost"
   • 2. perform fellatio or cunnilingus on (someone). vulgar slang US

   noun

   • 1. light food or snacks: informal "these make great party eats"

   Word Origin Old Englishetan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eten and German essen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin edere and Greek edein.

   Scrabble Points: 3

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of eat as a verb, with synonyms, idioms, and phrasal verbs. See how to use eat in different contexts and sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

   • Znaczenie Eat, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     eat definicja: 1. to put or take food into the mouth, chew...

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     Contents. EAT definition: 1. to put food into your mouth and...

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb and noun eat. Eat can mean to take in food, to consume, to enjoy, or to destroy something gradually.

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   eat. 1. / iːt / verb. to take into the mouth and swallow (food, etc), esp after biting and chewing. tr; often foll by away or up to destroy as if by eating. the damp had eaten away the woodwork.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › eatEat - definition of eat by The Free Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and examples of the verb eat, which means to take food into the mouth and swallow, or to destroy, use up, or worry. Find synonyms, idioms, and related words for eat.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioneat verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of eat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Contents. EAT definition: 1. to put food into your mouth and then swallow it: 2. to eat a meal: . Learn more.

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   EAT meaning: 1 : to take food into your mouth and swallow it; 2 : to gradually destroy, use, or take away something to wear something away usually + away usually + into, away at, or at