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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.
He was too busy to eat lunch due to back-to-back meetings.
1.1
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
Examples
We usually eat at our favorite restaurant on Sundays.
We never eat at that diner because the food is not to our liking.
02
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
Examples
Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
The long commute eats my mom with stress every day.
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.
The statue 's stone surface was slowly eaten by acid rain, resulting in visible erosion.
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.
This new software eats a lot of memory on my computer.
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.
The homeowner had to eat the roof repair expense.
06
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
Examples
He loves it when she eats him.
They engaged in mutual pleasure as they ate each other.
07
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
SlangExamples
She ate that look at the awards show.
He 's really eating in that new suit.
