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eat
verb as in consume food
Strong matches
absorb, banquet, bolt, breakfast, cram, digest, dispatch, gorge, gormandize, graze, lunch, masticate, munch, nosh, ruminate, scarf, scoff, snack, sup, wolf
Weak matches
break bread, chow down, dispose of, fall to, feast upon, gobble up, have a bite, have a meal, have for, make pig of oneself, partake of, peck at, pig out, polish off, pork out, put away, take food, take in, take nourishment
Example Sentences
However, many of the fruit species they regularly eat contain measurable ethanol, indicating that alcohol is a routine part of their menu and was probably present in the diets of our human ancestors as well.
"But whatever the faults of the show, it's sweeter than a marmalade sandwich, and if the cuddly creation at its heart doesn't make it a hit, I'll eat his hat."
These days, the game’s elite passers command contracts worth upward of $50 million annually and eat up giant chunks of the salary cap.
Many are still waiting for food aid, with some saying they have not eaten for two to three days.
She suggested I increase my fibre intake - either by eating more oats, barley, beans, nuts and seeds, or by taking supplements of gel-forming fibre.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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