eat
Third Person
eats
Present Participle
eating
Past Tense
ate
Past Participle
eaten
1
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
transitive
- They enjoy eating pizza on Friday nights.
- He was too busy to eat lunch due to back-to-back meetings.
- We ate sushi for the first time and loved it.
- It's essential to eat a balanced diet for overall health.
- The kids were so hungry after playing outside that they couldn't wait to eat dinner.
2
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
transitive
- Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
- The long commute eats my mom with stress every day.
- What's eating you today?You seem grumpier than usual.
- She knew work stress was eating him and that he needed to relax.
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3
to gradually destroy, damage, or weaken something through exposure to or contact with a corrosive substance like water, air, or an acid
transitive
- 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.
- The constant exposure to moisture caused the wooden deck to gradually be eaten by rot.
4
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
transitive
- The heavy machinery eats through coal to generate power.
- This new software eats a lot of memory on my computer.
- Running the furnace in winter eats natural gas quickly.
- My daughter's video game obsession eats batteries like crazy.
- Construction projects always eat more budget than expected.
5
to bear a financial loss without seeking compensation or reimbursement
transitive
- The business ate the cost of the damaged goods.
- The homeowner had to eat the roof repair expense.
- If necessary, we could probably eat the cost of the equipment repairs.
- The team reluctantly ate the rest of the artist's contract after their work was deemed unsatisfactory.
6
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
transitive
- He loves it when she eats him.
- They engaged in mutual pleasure as they ate each other.
- She asked him to eat her as a form of foreplay.
- They explored new levels of intimacy when he ate her.
7
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
- She ate that look at the awards show.
- He's really eating in that new suit.
- You ate that outfit today!
- They ate their looks on the runway.
- Stop, she's eating that outfit like a pro.