Definition of eat
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"
take in food;
used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat
certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
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"