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eat

eat /ˈiːt/ verb
eats; ate /ˈeɪt/; Brit /ˈɛt/; /ˈeɪt/ ; eaten /ˈiːtn̩/ ; eating
eat
/ˈiːt/
verb
eats; ate /ˈeɪt/; Brit /ˈɛt/; /ˈeɪt/ ; eaten /ˈiːtn̩/ ; eating
Britannica Dictionary definition of EAT
: to take food into your mouth and swallow it
[+ object]
[no object]
◊ To eat out is to dine at a restaurant rather than at home.
◊ To eat in is to dine at home.
: to gradually destroy, use, or take away something : to wear something away
[+ object]
usually + away
[no object]
usually + into, away at, or at
[+ object] informal : to bother or annoy (someone)

be eating out of someone's hand

: to be completely controlled by someone

eat a horse

see 1horse

eat crow

(US) informal or eat humble pie
: to admit that you were wrong or accept that you have been defeated

eat light

see 5light

eat (someone or something) alive

of insects : to bite (someone or something) many times
: to badly defeat or harm someone or something

eat someone's or something's lunch

see 1lunch

eat up

[phrasal verb]
used to tell someone to start or continue eating
eat up (something) or eat (something) up
: to eat all of (something)
: to use up (time, resources, etc.)
◊ A person who is eaten up with or by jealousy, bitterness, etc., cannot escape that feeling and is made unhappy by it.
eat (something) up informal : to enjoy (something) greatly

eat up the clock

see 1clock

eat your fill

see 2fill

eat your heart out

: to be jealous

eat your words

: to take back what you have said : to admit that you were wrong about something

have your cake and eat it too

or have your cake and eat it
see 1cake

I'll eat my hat

informal + old-fashioned
used to say that something will not happen or cannot be true

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

see pudding

— eatable

/ˈiːtəbəl/ adjective

— eater

noun, plural eaters [count]
eat, consume, and devour mean to chew and swallow food.
eat is a general word that can apply to any manner of taking in food.
consume suggests completely eating something up so that none is left.
devour suggests eating quickly and greedily.