Eat synonyms
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To snack (on)
To move the muscles of the throat as in swallowing something; specif., to do so under stress of emotion
The definition of chew means to use teeth to bite, cut through and grind into smaller pieces, or is slang meaning to reprimand someone.
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
Gobble is defined as to make the noise of a male turkey, or to eat up quickly.
To eat or devour like a glutton
To give breakfast to
To serve as food for:
Dine is defined as to eat, or entertain people at dinner.
To eat a snack or snacks
To start suddenly and run away, as a horse
To take as food
To entertain at a feast or banquet
eat-like-a-bird
(Colloquial, simile) To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.
To eat (a snack)
put on the feed bag
To take as food
stuff-one-s-face
(Idiomatic, informal) To eat excessively.
feed-one-s-face
(Idiomatic) To eat.
To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
enjoy a meal
To take as food
chow-down
(Idiomatic) To eat, especially to eat vigorously.
have a meal
To take as food
To show little interest in food by taking only small bites intermittently
To honor at or partake of a banquet.
To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate:
To get rid of.
To dig, probe, or scratch at with the fingers or with something pointed in an attempt to remove
(Idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
Digest is defined as breaking down into parts that are easier to use or understand, or to condense information to make it easier to understand.
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
To read something superficially by selecting passages at random:
To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
To batten is to grow fat by eating continuously.
The definition of fare is to go through an experience or have a result.
wolf-down
(Idiomatic) To consume (food) quickly and without regard for table manners.
To choke back as if swallowing; repress (a sob, etc.)
tuck away
To take as food
(Christianity) To take part in Holy Communion.
To absorb or comprehend.
To possess by way of experience; experience; undergo
To take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing
To put to test.
To eat to excess, especially when habitual.
To take as food
To take as food
entertain the inner man
To take as food
feed the inner man
To take as food
ply a good knife and fork
To take as food
To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
vomit (antonym)
Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.
bother (related)
To disturb; interrupt
A philosophy advanced by Epicurus that considered happiness, or the avoidance of pain and emotional disturbance, to be the highest good and that advocated the pursuit of pleasures that can be enjoyed in moderation.
have (or take) a bite
To gorge is defined as to consume or take too much of something, especially food.
stuff oneself
To take as food
eat-out
To take as food
dine-out
(Intransitive) To have dinner outside one's house.
have a bite
To take as food
feast on
To take as food
fatten on
To take as food
do justice to
To take as food
do oneself proud
To take as food
To attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.
To speak with another or others about something:
partake of
To take as food
To take as food
To appreciate, enjoy or relish something
To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
Alternative spelling of pig out.
(Informal) To consume rapidly or eagerly; devour:
To work upon insidiously and cause to deteriorate
To erode gradually and progressively
To eat into; corrode:
To produce by gnawing:
rust away
To reduce gradually
To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
To dissolve is defined as to become broken up or absorbed by something or to disappear into something else.
The definition of melt is to turn from a solid to liquid as a result of exposure to heat.
To use up or spend without real need, gain, or purpose; squander
To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
To wander at random; to scatter.
To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
putter away
To reduce gradually
To reduce gradually
To keep bringing up, going over, or returning to (a matter difficult to solve)
starve (antonym)
To suffer great need
increase (antonym)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
swell (antonym)
To cause (a tone, chord, etc.) to increase in loudness
build (antonym)
To build is defined as to construct, create, establish or put together.
Nourishing
Flesh-eating or predatory:
Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]
Characterized by merry celebrating; festive:
Exhibiting or relating to crapulence.
Fit to be eaten; edible
That can be eaten without harm; innocuous to humans; suitable for consumption.
Suited to the tastes of an epicure:
ingestible
Capable of being ingested.
ingestive
Of or pertaining to ingestion
The definition of intemperate is excessive and not mild, or indulging in alcohol to an extreme level.
The definition of omnivorous is feeding on both plants and meat or taking anything available.
Eager for gratification or extremely desirous:
Food, comestibles
edibility
Suitability for use as food
(Dated) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pastureland.
gastronomy
A style of cooking, as of a particular region.
ingurgitation
The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
manducation
The act of eating.
Wiseman
(Rare) To chew; masticate
abstain (antonym)
To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain:
diet (antonym)
To eat or cause to eat special or limited food, esp. for losing weight
famish (antonym)
Famish is defined as to make or be hungry, starving or weak.
(Mahjong) To (use a tile or tiles to) piece together a winning combination of tiles.
To become or cause to be coated with rust, as iron
Suitable for eating; edible.
Feeding on plants; plant-eating.
The habit or act of eating too much
Absorb is defined as to take in something and make it part of a larger unit.
To collect forage from; strip of food or supplies:
To eat dinner (see above).
preserve (antonym)
To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
maintain (antonym)
To keep in existence; sustain:
To have or show a trace (of); have some of the qualities (of)
Also used with up: consume
To do away with completely and destructively.
help (related)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
To draw out in its entirety, or use up, money or a nonrenewable resource such as oil.
(Chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether.
eat on
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
lick the plate
To take as food
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