Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)eattake in solid food“She was eating a banana”,
“What did you eat for dinner last night?” (v)eateat 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” (v)feed, eattake in food; used of animals only“This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat”,
“What do whales eat?” (v)eat, eat onworry or cause anxiety in a persistent way“What's eating you?” (v)consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out, use, expenduse up (resources or materials)“this car consumes a lot of gas”,
“We exhausted our savings”,
“They run through 20 bottles of wine a week” (v)corrode, eat, rustcause 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”