eat

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verb (used with object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·ing.

to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).

to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode: The patient was eaten by disease and pain.

to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion.

to ravage or devastate: a forest eaten by fire.

to use up, especially wastefully; consume (often followed by up): Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings.

to absorb or pay for: The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs.

Slang: Vulgar. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on.

verb (used without object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·ing.

to consume food; take a meal: We'll eat at six o'clock.

to make a way, as by gnawing or corrosion: Acid ate through the linoleum.

noun

eats, Informal. food.

Verb Phrases

eat away / into to destroy gradually, as by erosion: For eons, the pounding waves ate away at the shoreline.

eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home.

eat up,

to consume wholly.
to show enthusiasm for; take pleasure in: The audience ate up everything he said.
to believe without question.

Idioms for eat

be eating someone, Informal. to worry, annoy, or bother: Something seems to be eating him—he's been wearing a frown all day.

eat clean. clean (def. 50).

eat crow. crow¹ (def. 7).

eat high off the hog. hog (def. 16).

eat humble pie. humble pie (def. 3).

eat in, to eat or dine at home.

eat one's heart out. heart (def. 26).

eat one's terms. term (def. 17).

eat one's words. word (def. 16).

eat out of one's hand. hand (def. 50).

eat someone out of house and home, to eat so much as to strain someone's resources of food or money: A group of hungry teenagers can eat you out of house and home.

eat someone's lunch, Slang. to thoroughly defeat, outdo, injure, etc.

eat the wind out of, Nautical. to blanket (a sailing vessel sailing close-hauled) by sailing close on the weather side of.

Origin of eat

First recorded before 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere, Homeric Greek édein

OTHER WORDS FROM eat

eater, nounouteat, verb (used with object), out·ate, out·eat·en, out·eat·ing.un·der·eat, verb (used without object), un·der·ate, un·der·eat·en, un·der·eat·ing.

Words nearby eat

easy-money policy, easy on the eyes, easy sledding, easy street, easy street, on, eat, eatable, eatables, eatage, eat and run, eat away at

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for eat

Two Indonesian airlines, Garuda and Lion Air, have seen Fernandes eat their lunch and are only now responding.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Still, I wish that DuVernay had given us more about those who are less famous besides a scene where they all eat dinner together.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tribole tells her patients not to change what they eat but how.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, his new book “The Bulletproof Diet,” claims to offer a weight loss solution that lets you have your butter, and eat it too.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I try to eat less processed food, like whole grains, fruits and vegetables, nothing over-processed.
Anastasia Ashley, Surfer-Cum-Model, Rides The Viral Internet Wave|James Joiner|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just a mouthful of bread, and even that I do not get a chance to eat!
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo|Victor Hugo
If you do get hungry for a second meal, eat at the most convenient time; but do not eat until you have a really earned hunger.
The Science of Being Well|Wallace Delois Wattles
He gained courage, later on, and asked Audrey if she would have some coffee with him, or something to eat.
Dangerous Days|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Never, never would he eat cheese again unless the hand of famine gripped him.
Kenny|Leona Dalrymple
Here, if Man is to maintain himself at all, he must be master of tame animals which can eat the grass, and in turn sustain him.
The Unity of Civilization|Various

British Dictionary definitions for eat (1 of 2)

eat

/ (iːt) /

verb eats, eating, ate or eaten

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 eatingthe damp had eaten away the woodwork

(often foll by into) to use up or wastetaxes ate into his inheritance

(often foll by into or through) to make (a hole, passage, etc) by eating or gnawingrats ate through the floor

to take or have (a meal or meals)we always eat at six

(tr) to include as part of one's diethe doesn't eat fish

(tr) informal to cause to worry; make anxiouswhat's eating you?

(tr) slang to perform cunnilingus or fellatio upon

I'll eat my hat if informal I will be greatly surprised if (something happens that proves me wrong)

eat one's heart out to brood or pine with grief or longing

eat one's words to take back something said; recant; retract

eat out of someone's hand to be entirely obedient to someone

eat someone out of house and home to ruin someone, esp one's parent or one's host, by consuming all his food

Derived forms of eat

eater, noun

Word Origin for eat

Old English etan; related to Gothic itan, Old High German ezzan, Latin edere, Greek edein, Sanskrit admi

British Dictionary definitions for eat (2 of 2)

EAT

EAZ

abbreviation for

Tanzania (international car registration)

Word Origin for EAT

from E(ast) A(frica) T(anganyika) or E(ast) A(frica) Z(anzibar)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with eat

eat

In addition to the idioms beginning with eat

eat and run
eat away at
eat crow
eat high off the hog
eat in
eat like a bird
eat one's cake and have it, too
eat one's hat
eat one's heart out
eat one's words
eat out
eat out of someone's hand
eat shit
eat someone alive
eat someone out
eat someone out of house and home
eat someone's ass out
eat someone's lunch
eat someone up
eat up

also see:

dog eat dog
proof of the pudding is in the eating
what's eating you

Medical definitions for eat

eat

[ ēt ]

v.

To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.

To consume, ravage, or destroy by or as if by ingesting, such as by a disease.

单词	eat
释义	eat [ eet ] / it / SEE SYNONYMS FOR eat ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·ing. to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food). to consume by or as if by devouring gradually; wear away; corrode: The patient was eaten by disease and pain. to make (a hole, passage, etc.), as by gnawing or corrosion. to ravage or devastate: a forest eaten by fire. to use up, especially wastefully; consume (often followed by up): Unexpected expenses have been eating up their savings. to absorb or pay for: The builder had to eat the cost of the repairs. Slang: Vulgar. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on. verb (used without object), ate [eyt; especially British et] /eɪt; especially British ɛt/ or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·en or (Archaic) eat [et, eet]; /ɛt, it/; eat·ing. to consume food; take a meal: We'll eat at six o'clock. to make a way, as by gnawing or corrosion: Acid ate through the linoleum. noun eats, Informal. food. Verb Phrases eat away / into to destroy gradually, as by erosion: For eons, the pounding waves ate away at the shoreline. eat out, to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home. eat up, to consume wholly. to show enthusiasm for; take pleasure in: The audience ate up everything he said. to believe without question. Idioms for eat be eating someone, Informal. to worry, annoy, or bother: Something seems to be eating him—he's been wearing a frown all day. eat clean. clean (def. 50). eat crow. crow¹ (def. 7). eat high off the hog. hog (def. 16). eat humble pie. humble pie (def. 3). eat in, to eat or dine at home. eat one's heart out. heart (def. 26). eat one's terms. term (def. 17). eat one's words. word (def. 16). eat out of one's hand. hand (def. 50). eat someone out of house and home, to eat so much as to strain someone's resources of food or money: A group of hungry teenagers can eat you out of house and home. eat someone's lunch, Slang. to thoroughly defeat, outdo, injure, etc. eat the wind out of, Nautical. to blanket (a sailing vessel sailing close-hauled) by sailing close on the weather side of. Origin of eat First recorded before 900; Middle English eten, Old English etan; cognate with German essen, Gothic itan, Latin edere, Homeric Greek édein OTHER WORDS FROM eat eater, nounouteat, verb (used with object), out·ate, out·eat·en, out·eat·ing.un·der·eat, verb (used without object), un·der·ate, un·der·eat·en, un·der·eat·ing. Words nearby eat easy-money policy, easy on the eyes, easy sledding, easy street, easy street, on, eat, eatable, eatables, eatage, eat and run, eat away at Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eat Two Indonesian airlines, Garuda and Lion Air, have seen Fernandes eat their lunch and are only now responding. Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501\|Clive Irving\|January 6, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Still, I wish that DuVernay had given us more about those who are less famous besides a scene where they all eat dinner together. Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’\|Gary May\|January 2, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Tribole tells her patients not to change what they eat but how. Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail\|Carrie Arnold\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Now, his new book “The Bulletproof Diet,” claims to offer a weight loss solution that lets you have your butter, and eat it too. Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food\|DailyBurn\|December 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I try to eat less processed food, like whole grains, fruits and vegetables, nothing over-processed. Anastasia Ashley, Surfer-Cum-Model, Rides The Viral Internet Wave\|James Joiner\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Just a mouthful of bread, and even that I do not get a chance to eat! The Memoirs of Victor Hugo\|Victor Hugo If you do get hungry for a second meal, eat at the most convenient time; but do not eat until you have a really earned hunger. The Science of Being Well\|Wallace Delois Wattles He gained courage, later on, and asked Audrey if she would have some coffee with him, or something to eat. Dangerous Days\|Mary Roberts Rinehart Never, never would he eat cheese again unless the hand of famine gripped him. Kenny\|Leona Dalrymple Here, if Man is to maintain himself at all, he must be master of tame animals which can eat the grass, and in turn sustain him. The Unity of Civilization\|Various British Dictionary definitions for eat (1 of 2) eat / (iːt) / verb eats, eating, ate or eaten 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 eatingthe damp had eaten away the woodwork (often foll by into) to use up or wastetaxes ate into his inheritance (often foll by into or through) to make (a hole, passage, etc) by eating or gnawingrats ate through the floor to take or have (a meal or meals)we always eat at six (tr) to include as part of one's diethe doesn't eat fish (tr) informal to cause to worry; make anxiouswhat's eating you? (tr) slang to perform cunnilingus or fellatio upon I'll eat my hat if informal I will be greatly surprised if (something happens that proves me wrong) eat one's heart out to brood or pine with grief or longing eat one's words to take back something said; recant; retract eat out of someone's hand to be entirely obedient to someone eat someone out of house and home to ruin someone, esp one's parent or one's host, by consuming all his food See also eat out, eats, eat up Derived forms of eat eater, noun Word Origin for eat Old English etan; related to Gothic itan, Old High German ezzan, Latin edere, Greek edein, Sanskrit admi British Dictionary definitions for eat (2 of 2) EAT EAZ abbreviation for Tanzania (international car registration) Word Origin for EAT from E(ast) A(frica) T(anganyika) or E(ast) A(frica) Z(anzibar) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with eat eat In addition to the idioms beginning with eat eat and run eat away at eat crow eat high off the hog eat in eat like a bird eat one's cake and have it, too eat one's hat eat one's heart out eat one's words eat out eat out of someone's hand eat shit eat someone alive eat someone out eat someone out of house and home eat someone's ass out eat someone's lunch eat someone up eat up also see: dog eat dog proof of the pudding is in the eating what's eating you The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to eat feed, chew, dine, inhale, bite, nibble, ingest, attack, devour, pick, swallow, drain, gormandize, scarf, snack, cram, masticate, absorb, scoff, dispatch Medical definitions for eat eat [ ēt ] v. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. To consume, ravage, or destroy by or as if by ingesting, such as by a disease. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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