vverb.consumptiontake in solid foodExamples:- She was eating a banana
- What did you eat for dinner last night?
Derivationally Related Form:eatereating
Hypernyms:consume have ingest take take in eat
Inherited Hypernyms:eatconsume
Inherited Hypernyms:eateatconsume
Direct Hyponyms:boltbolt downdevoureat upfarefillfill upfinishfressgarbage downgluttonisegluttonizegobblegobble upguttlenibblepeckpeck atpickpick atpick uppiecepigpolish offravenruminateshovel inslurpwash downwolfwolf down
Entailment:chew get down jaw manducate masticate swallow
Full Troponyms:devoureat upfarefill upgarbage downgluttonizegobblenibblepeckpick atruminateslurptuck inwash downwolf
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- more bread (apply to: eat)
vverb.consumptioneat a meal; take a mealExamples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:eatereating
Hypernyms:consume have ingest take take in
Inherited Hypernyms:eatconsume
Direct Hyponyms:banquetbingebreak breadbreakfastbrunchdig indinedine indine outeateat ineat outenglutengorgefeastglutgorgegormandisegormandizegourmandizeingurgitatejunketlunchmessnoshovereatovergorgeoverindulgepicnicpig outpitch insatiatescarf outsnackstufftake awaytake outvictual
Full Troponyms:break breadbreakfastbrowsebrunchdevourdineeateat ineat outeat upfarefeastfill upgarbage downgluttonizegobblegorgelunchmessnibblenoshpeckpick atpicnicpitch inruminateslurptake outtuck invictualwash downwine and dinewolf
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: eat)
vverb.consumptiontake in food; used of animals onlySynset:feed
Examples:- This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
- What do whales eat?
Derivationally Related Form:feederfeedingeatingfeed
Hypernyms:consume have ingest take take in
Inherited Hypernyms:feedconsume
Direct Hyponyms:browsecropforagegrazepasturerangeravensuckle
Full Troponyms:cropforageravensuckle
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | The animals --- (apply to: eat, feed)
vverb.emotionworry or cause anxiety in a persistent waySynset:eat on
Hypernyms:vex worry
Inherited Hypernyms:eatworryperturbdisturbaffect
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: eat, eat on)
vverb.consumptionuse up (resources or materials)Synset:consume deplete eat up exhaust run through use up wipe out
Examples:- this car consumes a lot of gas
- We exhausted our savings
- They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Derivationally Related Form:exhaustionconsumptiveconsumabledepletion
Hypernyms:drop expend spend
Inherited Hypernyms:consumespendpaygivetransfer
Direct Hyponyms:burnburn offburn updrainexhaustindulgeluxuriateplay outrun downrun outsapspendtire
Full Troponyms:burn offdrainindulgeoverspendrun downrun outspendsurfeitunderspend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: eat) | They --- him of all his money (apply to: deplete) | They --- more bread (apply to: wipe out, run through, eat, eat up)
vverb.changecause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acidSynset:corrode rust
Examples:- The acid corroded the metal
- The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
Derivationally Related Form:corrosioncorrosiverustcorroding
Hypernyms:damage
Inherited Hypernyms:corrodedamagechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something