as in food
substances intended to be eaten
there are some good eats at the buffet table
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as in consumes
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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as in erodes
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in dines
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind
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“Eats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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