Meaning & use
eat
To put food into the mouth, chew it, and swallow it for nourishment.
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The children ate their vegetables before asking for dessert.
He was so hungry after the hike that he ate an entire pizza by himself.
A note on using this word
Eat is used figuratively in phrases like eat away at, meaning to gradually destroy, or what's eating you, meaning what's bothering you.
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