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eat is the dictionary form of eaten Definition of eat
eat has definitions from the fields of politics,food
1
[ verb ] (food) take in solid food

Examples

"She was eating a banana" "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

2
[ verb ] (politics,food) eat a meal; take a meal

Examples

"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
[ verb ] (food) take in food; used of animals only

Synonyms

feed

Examples

: "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat" "What do whales eat?"

4
[ verb ] use up, as of resources or materials

Synonyms

exhaust use_up eat_up wipe_out run_through deplete consume

Examples

"this car consumes a lot of gas" "We exhausted our savings" "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

5
[ verb ] worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

Synonyms

eat_on

Examples

: "What's eating you?"

6
[ verb ] cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

Synonyms

corrode rust

Examples

"The acid corroded the metal" "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

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Rhymes with

beaten keaton seton wheaten sweeten wheaten unbeaten lytton mitten bitten kitten sittin' written chieftain tighten titan tonne ton briton britain britten smitten dayton milton liston wilton piston triton whiten satan lighten clinton unwritten brinton frostbitten straighten heighten crichton brighton brighten baton button batten boughten paton burton patten typewritten kingston bulletin huntington princeton frighten samaritan handwritten middleton wotan curtain mutton fatten merton certain laughton latin satin rotten cotton lawton newton tartan whiten hutton houghton binghamton ellington burlington bloomington wellington bennington eddington often arlington badminton wilmington actin washington austin farmington lexington breton platen stockton stanton livingston ashton tibetan captain enlighten craton gluten flatten danton dentin boston biotin benton dalton pectin singleton stun intestine threaten compton nekton sultan mountain morton carton canton molten weston marten martin hampton galton fulton fountain wharton walton wanton spartan shorten huston hearten appleton unbutton caxton capoten capstan uncertain trenton sexton kindergarten verboten plantain forgotten paxton minnesotan misbegotten manhattan tungsten houston johnston guncotton thornton forgotten predestine keratin lewiston scranton charlatan charleston chesterton cosmopolitan neapolitan metropolitan sheraton gelatin hamilton prolactin plankton exoskeleton phytoplankton puritan skeleton charleston edmonton galveston

Phonetic and Homophones

IY1 T AH0 N Eaton  eton

Similar Spelling

Eaton eat_on eat_in

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