Synonyms for Eat
6 senses across 1 part of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Eat" (verb) include wash down, gluttonize, wolf, slurp, fare.
Verb
take in solid food
"She was eating a banana" "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
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wash downgluttonizewolfslurpfarepitch inpick atpeckgobblegarbage downnibbleruminatedunkdevoureat up
Broader
consume
eat a meal; take a meal
"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"
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take outvictualeat ineat outdinepicnicbreak breadnoshmesslunchbrunchbreakfastfeastgorge
Broader
consume
take in food; used of animals only
"This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat" "What do whales eat?"
Synonyms
feed
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forageravensucklecrop
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consume
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
"What's eating you?"
Synonyms
eat on
Broader
worry
use up (resources or materials)
"this car consumes a lot of gas" "We exhausted our savings" "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
Synonyms
consumeeat upuse updepleteexhaustrun throughwipe out
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run outdrainindulgeburn offspendrun down
Broader
spend
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
"The acid corroded the metal" "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
Synonyms
corroderust
Broader
damage
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