DICTOMETER

EATING

(eat, eating, comer, tomar, ete, fortære, spise)

1. Synonyms:
   • Eating
   • Feeding
   Definitions:
   • the act of consuming food
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Eat
   Definitions:
   • take in solid food
   Examples:
   • She was eating a banana
   • What did you eat for dinner last night?
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Eat
   Definitions:
   • eat a meal
   • take a meal
   Examples:
   • 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. Synonyms:
   • Feed
   • Eat
   Definitions:
   • take in food
   • used of animals only
   Examples:
   • This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
   • What do whales eat?
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Eat
   • Eat on
   Definitions:
   • worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
   Examples:
   • What's eating you?
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Consume
   • Eat up
   • Use up
   • Eat
   • Deplete
   • Exhaust
   • Run through
   • Wipe out
   Definitions:
   • use up (resources or materials)
   Examples:
   • This car consumes a lot of gas
   • We exhausted our savings
   • They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Corrode
   • Eat
   • Rust
   Definitions:
   • cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
   Examples:
   • The acid corroded the metal
   • The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink