Eat synonyms
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To snack (on)
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 move the muscles of the throat as in swallowing something; specif., to do so under stress of emotion
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 eat a snack or snacks
stuff-one-s-face
(Idiomatic, informal) To eat excessively.
To serve as food for:
chow-down
(Idiomatic) To eat, especially to eat vigorously.
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Dine is defined as to eat, or entertain people at dinner.
To take as food
To start suddenly and run away, as a horse
To show little interest in food by taking only small bites intermittently
eat-like-a-bird
(Colloquial, simile) To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.
To eat (a snack)
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put on the feed bag
To take as food
feed-one-s-face
(Idiomatic) To eat.
To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
enjoy a meal
To take as food
To entertain at a feast or banquet
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To appreciate, enjoy or relish something
have a meal
To take as food
To dig, probe, or scratch at with the fingers or with something pointed in an attempt to remove
To honor at or partake of a banquet.
To batten is to grow fat by eating continuously.
wolf-down
(Idiomatic) To consume (food) quickly and without regard for table manners.
tuck away
To take as food
(Christianity) To take part in Holy Communion.
To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate:
To eat to excess, especially when habitual.
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To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
To gorge is defined as to consume or take too much of something, especially food.
stuff oneself
To take as food
do justice to
To take as food
do oneself proud
To take as food
have a bite
To take as food
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To get rid of.
(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 read something superficially by selecting passages at random:
The definition of fare is to go through an experience or have a result.
To choke back as if swallowing; repress (a sob, etc.)
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 up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
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To take as food
entertain the inner man
To take as food
ply a good knife and fork
To take as food
Alternative spelling of pig out.
To dissolve is defined as to become broken up or absorbed by something or to disappear into something else.
bother (related)
To disturb; interrupt
Flesh-eating or predatory:
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
eat-out
To take as food
dine-out
(Intransitive) To have dinner outside one's house.
feast on
To take as food
fatten on
To take as food
To attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
To speak with another or others about something:
partake of
To take as food
To absorb or comprehend.
To take as food
feed the inner man
To take as food
To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
vomit (antonym)
Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth, usually as a result of involuntary muscle contractions.
To take as food
To draw out in its entirety, or use up, money or a nonrenewable resource such as oil.
lick the plate
To take as food
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 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.
(Informal) To consume rapidly or eagerly; devour:
To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process:
To reduce gradually
To keep bringing up, going over, or returning to (a matter difficult to solve)
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
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.
Eager for gratification or extremely desirous:
edibility
Suitability for use as food
(Dated) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pastureland.
ingurgitation
The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
manducation
The act of eating.
To put to death; kill:
Wiseman
(Rare) To chew; masticate
starve (antonym)
(--- Informal) To be ravenously hungry
abstain (antonym)
To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain:
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
drink (related)
sleep (related)
barbequed (related)
eater (related)
lemon-flavoured (related)
not eat (related)
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
putter away
To reduce gradually
Feeding on plants; plant-eating.
The definition of omnivorous is feeding on both plants and meat or taking anything available.
Food, comestibles
A style of cooking, as of a particular region.
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).
diet (antonym)
To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
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.
Suitable for eating; edible.
The habit or act of eating too much
eat on
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
(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.
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