eat
     v 1: take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you
          eat for dinner last night?"
     2: eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M.
        because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat
        yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
     3: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat
        certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: {feed}]
     4: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of
        gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20
        bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up},
         {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
     5: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating
        you?" [syn: {eat on}]
     6: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an
        acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping
        of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: {corrode},
         {rust}]
     [also: {eaten}, {ate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0