eat
English Thesaurus
1. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | damage, |
| definition | : | inflict damage upon (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
2. use up (resources or materials) (verb.consumption)
| hyponym | : | run out, |
| definition | : | exhaust the supply of (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | drain, |
| definition | : | deplete of resources (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | spend, |
| definition | : | spend completely (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | occupy, take, use up, |
| definition | : | require (time or space) (verb.possession) |
3. eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption)
| hyponym | : | take away, take out, |
| definition | : | buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | victual, |
| definition | : | take in nourishment (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | dine in, eat in, |
| definition | : | eat at home (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | dine out, eat out, |
| definition | : | eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | dine, |
| definition | : | have supper; eat dinner (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | picnic, |
| definition | : | eat alfresco, in the open air (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | break bread, |
| definition | : | have a meal, usually with company (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | nosh, snack, |
| definition | : | eat a snack; eat lightly (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | mess, |
| definition | : | eat in a mess hall (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | lunch, |
| definition | : | take the midday meal (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | brunch, |
| definition | : | eat a meal in the late morning (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | breakfast, |
| definition | : | eat an early morning meal (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | banquet, feast, junket, |
| definition | : | partake in a feast or banquet (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff, |
| definition | : | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
4. take in solid food (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | eat, |
| definition | : | eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | wash down, |
| definition | : | eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | wolf, wolf down, |
| definition | : | eat hastily (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | slurp, |
| definition | : | eat noisily (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | fare, |
| definition | : | eat well (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | peck, pick up, |
| definition | : | eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | bolt, gobble, |
| definition | : | eat hastily without proper chewing (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | nibble, pick, piece, |
| definition | : | eat intermittently; take small bites of (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | ruminate, |
| definition | : | chew the cuds (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | dip, dunk, |
| definition | : | dip into a liquid while eating (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | eat up, finish, polish off, |
| definition | : | finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | fill, fill up, |
| definition | : | eat until one is sated (verb.consumption) |
| entail | : | get down, swallow, |
| definition | : | pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | eat, |
| definition | : | eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | eat, feed, |
| definition | : | take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption) |
5. take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption)
| hyponym | : | forage, |
| definition | : | wander and feed (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | raven, |
| definition | : | feed greedily (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | suckle, |
| definition | : | suck milk from the mother's breasts (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
6. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | vex, worry, |
| definition | : | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress (verb.emotion) |
7. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
8. use up (resources or materials) (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | depletion, |
| definition | : | the act of decreasing something markedly (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | exhaustion, |
| definition | : | the act of exhausting something entirely (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depletion, |
| definition | : | the state of being depleted (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | consumable, |
| definition | : | may be used up (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | consumptive, |
| definition | : | tending to consume or use often wastefully (adj.all) |
9. eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption)
| also | : | dine out, eat out, |
| definition | : | eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home (verb.consumption) |
| also | : | eat up, finish, polish off, |
| definition | : | finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
10. take in solid food (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | eater, |
| definition | : | any green goods that are good to eat (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
11. take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
12. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | rust, rusting, |
| definition | : | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | rust, |
| definition | : | a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture (noun.substance) |
13. use up (resources or materials) (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | depletion, |
| definition | : | the act of decreasing something markedly (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | exhaustion, |
| definition | : | the act of exhausting something entirely (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depletion, |
| definition | : | the state of being depleted (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | consumable, |
| definition | : | may be used up (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | consumptive, |
| definition | : | tending to consume or use often wastefully (adj.all) |
14. eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption)
| also | : | dine out, eat out, |
| definition | : | eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home (verb.consumption) |
| also | : | eat up, finish, polish off, |
| definition | : | finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
15. take in solid food (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | eater, |
| definition | : | any green goods that are good to eat (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
16. take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | eater, feeder, |
| definition | : | someone who consumes food for nourishment (noun.person) |
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