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- Dictionaryeat/iːt/
verb
- 1. put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it: "he was eating a hot dog"
- 2. perform fellatio or cunnilingus on (someone). vulgar slang US
noun
- 1. light food or snacks: informal "these make great party eats"
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verb [ I or T ] uk / iːt / us / iːt / ate | eaten. Add to word list. A1. to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it with the teeth), and swallow it: Do you eat meat? When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating. We usually eat (= have a meal) at about seven o'clock. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to eat food.
The meaning of EAT is to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn. How to use eat in a sentence.
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.
1. a. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. b. To take in and absorb as food: a plant that eats insects; a cell that eats bacteria. c. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet: a bird that eats insects, fruit, and seeds; stopped eating red meat on advice from her doctor. 2.
Definition of eat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Contents. EAT definition: 1. to put food into your mouth and then swallow it: 2. to eat a meal: . Learn more.
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
