Eat definition

Eat as a verb

1. take in solid food

   "She was eating a banana"

2. eat a meal; take a meal

   "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"

3. take in food; used of animals only

   "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"

   Same sense: feed

4. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

   "What's eating you?"

   Same sense: eat on

5. use up (resources or materials)

   Same sense: use, use up, run through, eat up, wipe out, consume, exhaust, expend

6. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

   Same sense: rust, corrode

Synonyms and antonyms

• feed
• eat on
• use definition
• use up
• run through
• eat up
• wipe out
• consume
• exhaust
• expend
• rust
• corrode

How to say eat

Eat has 1 syllable and rhymes with street. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with eat

• street
• meet
• complete
• beat
• feet
• sweet
• heat
• seat
• treat
• meat
• defeat
• repeat

EAT in word games

Scrabble

3

Words With Friends

3

Anagrams

4

Is EAT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check EAT in the word checker, or unscramble EAT to see its 4 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.