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to eat
01
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
Transitive: to eat food
Examples
They enjoy eating pizza on Friday nights.
1.1
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
Examples
We usually eat at our favorite restaurant on Sundays.
02
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
Examples
Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
03
to gradually destroy, damage, or weaken something through exposure to or contact with a corrosive substance like water, air, or an acid
Transitive: to eat sth
Examples
The acid rain has eaten holes in the marble statues outside.
04
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat resources or materials
Examples
The heavy machinery eats through coal to generate power.
05
to bear a financial loss without seeking compensation or reimbursement
Transitive: to eat a financial loss
Examples
The business ate the cost of the damaged goods.
06
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
Examples
He loves it when she eats him.
07
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
Slang
Examples
She ate that look at the awards show.
