Verb
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?"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"5. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way;
"What's eating you?"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"