eaten

(verb) take in solid food. Synonyms: eat. Examples: "She was eating a banana." "What did you eat for dinner last night?."

(verb) eat a meal; take a meal. Synonyms: eat. 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."

(verb) take in food; used of animals only. Synonyms: feed, eat. Examples: "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat." "What do whales eat?."

(verb) worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way. Synonyms: eat, eat on. Example: "What's eating you?."

(verb) use up (resources or materials). Synonyms: consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out. Examples: "This car consumes a lot of gas." "We exhausted our savings." "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week."

(verb) cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid. Synonyms: corrode, eat, rust. Examples: "The acid corroded the metal." "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink."