Eat
verb
To put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it.
We will eat dinner at 7pm.
Often appears as...
- eat dinner
- eat a meal
verb
To have a particular kind of food for a meal.
I don't eat meat.
Often appears as...
- eat healthy
- eat vegan
verb
To cause damage or pain.
The acid ate away at the metal.
Often appears as...
- eat away
- eat into
verb
To use up or consume resources.
The project ate up all our funds.
Often appears as...
- eat up funds
- eat up time
verb
To criticize or scold someone.
The coach ate me out for missing the goal.
Often appears as...
- eat out someone
- eat out for something
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it.
We will eat dinner at 7pm.
Often appears as...
- eat dinner
- eat a meal
verb
To have a particular kind of food for a meal.
I don't eat meat.
Often appears as...
- eat healthy
- eat vegan
verb
To cause damage or pain.
The acid ate away at the metal.
Often appears as...
- eat away
- eat into
verb
To use up or consume resources.
The project ate up all our funds.
Often appears as...
- eat up funds
- eat up time
verb
To criticize or scold someone.
The coach ate me out for missing the goal.
Often appears as...
- eat out someone
- eat out for something
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Meal Times
Use 'eat' to specify when you have meals like breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Let's eat lunch at noon.
Pro Tip 2/2Polite Requests
'Eat up' can be a gentle encouragement to finish your meal, often used by adults to children.
Eat up, your food is getting cold.
Pro Tip 1/2Meal Times
Use 'eat' to specify when you have meals like breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Let's eat lunch at noon.
Pro Tip 2/2Polite Requests
'Eat up' can be a gentle encouragement to finish your meal, often used by adults to children.
Eat up, your food is getting cold.
Pro Tip 1/2Meal Times
Use 'eat' to specify when you have meals like breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Let's eat lunch at noon.
Pro Tip 2/2Polite Requests
'Eat up' can be a gentle encouragement to finish your meal, often used by adults to children.
Eat up, your food is getting cold.
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How sugar affects the...
And guess what? There are sugar receptors here, too. They are not taste buds, but they do send signals telling your brain that you're full or that your body should produce more insulin to deal with the extra sugar you're eating. The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter.
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The five major world...
affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table to illustrate his Kingdom of God, outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together. He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested,
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Why do people get so...
Worrying about being able to solve math problems, or not doing well on a test, eats up working memory, leaving less of it available to tackle the math itself. People can suddenly struggle with even basic math skills, like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered.
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
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The psychological weight...
living that life now what kinds of foods i would eat how many calories i would need to maintain a healthy weight for a lifetime that would be the way i would achieve my goal i had to come up with strategies that i could live with for two days
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The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
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History’s deadliest...
if they're on a shelf, the U.S. EPA warns against eating food off of them. Though we still occasionally run into issues with synthetic food dyes, our scientific understanding has helped us prune hazardous colors out of our lives.
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Are China and the US...
the fish we eat, the quality of our oceans, the languages we speak in the future, the jobs we have, the political systems we choose, and, of course, the great questions of war and peace.
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Why are some people...
If you know an older left-handed person, chances are they had to learn to write or eat with their right hand. And in many parts of the world,
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
the dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth in preparation for a lifetime of eating
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
And guess what? There are sugar receptors here, too. They are not taste buds, but they do send signals telling your brain that you're full or that your body should produce more insulin to deal with the extra sugar you're eating. The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter.
Video examples
The five major world...
affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table to illustrate his Kingdom of God, outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together. He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested,
Video examples
Why do people get so...
Worrying about being able to solve math problems, or not doing well on a test, eats up working memory, leaving less of it available to tackle the math itself. People can suddenly struggle with even basic math skills, like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered.
Video examples
Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
living that life now what kinds of foods i would eat how many calories i would need to maintain a healthy weight for a lifetime that would be the way i would achieve my goal i had to come up with strategies that i could live with for two days
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
Video examples
History’s deadliest...
if they're on a shelf, the U.S. EPA warns against eating food off of them. Though we still occasionally run into issues with synthetic food dyes, our scientific understanding has helped us prune hazardous colors out of our lives.
Video examples
Are China and the US...
the fish we eat, the quality of our oceans, the languages we speak in the future, the jobs we have, the political systems we choose, and, of course, the great questions of war and peace.
Video examples
Why are some people...
If you know an older left-handed person, chances are they had to learn to write or eat with their right hand. And in many parts of the world,
Video examples
Ferocious Dinosaur...
the dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth in preparation for a lifetime of eating
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Paul Walker
American Actor
The dream is to have it all. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? Live this life, that life, this life, you know? You only live one time - I want to get it all in.
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Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I'll always be known reaching out to young people who have no one to help them out, so I help them out with a place to stay or some food to eat or some change for their pocket.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish Athlete
If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
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Kether Donohue
American Actress
I love playing a character that eats on television. It's so fun.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
I've never eaten just a few bites of things I liked in my life.
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Joey Chestnut
American Celebrity
I'm getting paid to eat. It's not too bad of a life.
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Joel Salatin
American Author
The truth is, everything is eating and being eaten.
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Katie Lee
American Chef
You can deep-fry anything, and I would eat it.
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Paul Walker
American Actor
The dream is to have it all. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? Live this life, that life, this life, you know? You only live one time - I want to get it all in.
Quote examples
Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I'll always be known reaching out to young people who have no one to help them out, so I help them out with a place to stay or some food to eat or some change for their pocket.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
Quote examples
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish Athlete
If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
Quote examples
Kether Donohue
American Actress
I love playing a character that eats on television. It's so fun.
Quote examples
John Madden
American Entertainer
I've never eaten just a few bites of things I liked in my life.
Quote examples
Joey Chestnut
American Celebrity
I'm getting paid to eat. It's not too bad of a life.
Quote examples
Joel Salatin
American Author
The truth is, everything is eating and being eaten.
Quote examples
Katie Lee
American Chef
You can deep-fry anything, and I would eat it.
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