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eat
eat /ˈiːt/
verb
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(
)
Take in solid food
(
eat
)
take in solid food
She was eating a banana
She was eating a banana
What did you eat for dinner last night?
What did you eat for dinner last night?
-
()
Eat a meal; take a meal
(
eat
)
eat a meal; take a meal
We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls
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
I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
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()
Take in food; used of animals only
(
feed
, eat
)
take in food; used of animals only
This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat
What do whales eat?
What do whales eat?
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Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
(
eat
, rust
, corrode
)
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
The acid corroded the metal
The acid corroded the metal
The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
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Use up (resources or materials)
(
consume
, deplete
, eat
, eat up
, exhaust
, run through
, use up
, wipe out
)
use up (resources or materials)
This car consumes a lot of gas
this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
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Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
(
eat
, eat on
)
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
What's eating you?
What's eating you?
transom
transom /ˈtrænsəm/
noun
-
A horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
(
transom
, traverse
)
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
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A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
(
fanlight
, transom
, transom window
)
a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
Barney Oldfield
Barney Oldfield /ˈbɑːrni ˈoʊldfiːld/
noun
-
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
(
Barney Oldfield
, Berna Eli Oldfield
, Oldfield
)
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
