Search results
- Dictionaryeat/ēt/
verb
- 1. put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it: "he was eating a hot dog"
- 2. perform fellatio or cunnilingus on (someone). vulgar slang US
noun
- 1. food or snacks: informal "people would stop for soft drinks or eats"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of EAT is to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn. How to use eat in a sentence.
A1. to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it with the teeth), and swallow it: Do you eat meat? When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating. We usually eat (= have a meal) at about seven o'clock. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to eat food. eat What do you want to eat for lunch?
eat. 1. / iːt / verb. to take into the mouth and swallow (food, etc), esp after biting and chewing. tr; often foll by away or up to destroy as if by eating.
1. a. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. b. To take in and absorb as food: a plant that eats insects; a cell that eats bacteria. c. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet: a bird that eats insects, fruit, and seeds; stopped eating red meat on advice from her doctor. 2.
Definition of eat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of EAT. 1. : to take food into your mouth and swallow it. [+ object] You'll feel better if you eat something. I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry. Let's grab a bite to eat. = Let's get something to eat.
You probably know that eat means "to consume food," because you do that several times a day. But we also use the verb eat for other situations involving using something up or wearing it down. If your art project eats up all your art supplies, that means you don't have any left.
EAT definition: 1. to put food into your mouth and then swallow it: 2. to eat a meal: . Learn more.
the act of a person or thing that eats. food with reference to its quality or tastiness when eaten: This fish is delicious eating. adjective. used in eating: They brought out plates and eating utensils for dinner. good or fit to eat, especially raw: Compare baking ( def 5 ), cooking ( def 4 ).
1. : used for eating. eating utensils. 2. : suitable to eat. the finest eating fish. also : suitable to eat raw. an eating apple. Synonyms. comestible. eatable. edible. esculent. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of eating in a Sentence. crab apples are not actually eating apples.
