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    [Adjective]  | "eat*ing" | \ ˈē-tiŋ \


    1: used for eating

    2: suitable to eat; also : suitable to eat raw

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "fire-eat*ing" | \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌē-tiŋ \


    1: violent or highly militant in disposition, bearing, or policy

    Origin: 1811 ;

    [Adjective]  | "flesh-eat*ing" | \ ˈflesh-ˌē-tiŋ \


    1: feeding on or destroying flesh or soft tissue

    Origin: 1588 ;

    [Verb]  | "eat" | \ ˈēt \


    1: to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn

    2: to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating

    3: to bear the expense of : take a loss on

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai;

    [Noun]  | "eating disorder" 


    1: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior

    Origin: 1961 ;

    [Noun]  | "binge eating" 


    1: an act or pattern of excessive or compulsive consumption of food; specifically : uncontrolled compulsive eating especially as a symptom of bulimia or binge eating disorder

    Origin: 1959 ;

    [Noun]  | "binge eating disorder" 


    1: an eating disorder characterized by recurring episodes of binge eating accompanied by a sense of lack of control and often negative feelings about oneself but without intervening periods of compensatory behavior (as self-induced vomiting, purging by laxatives, fasting, or prolonged exercise) —abbreviation BED

    Origin: 1981 ;

    [Noun]  | "crab-eat*ing macaque" 


    1: a macaque (Macaca fascicularis) of southeastern Asia, Borneo, and the Philippines that sometimes feeds on marine crustaceans and shellfish and is often used in medical research —called also cynomolgus monkey, long-tailed macaque

    Origin: 1898 ;

    [Noun]  | "flesh-eating bacterium" 


    1: a bacterium (such as a Group A streptococcus or MRSA) that causes necrotizing fasciitis

    Origin: 1994 ;

    [Noun]  | "flesh-eating disease" 


    1: necrotizing fasciitis

    Origin: 1994 ;

    [Adjective]  | "eating" 


    1: suitable for use as food;


      * e.g., " ... crab apples are not actually eating apples "




    [Verb]  | "eating" 


    1: to take in as food;


      * e.g., " ... having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers "



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    2: to consume or wear away gradually;


      * e.g., " ... the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid "



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    3: to take a meal;


      * e.g., " ... where's the best place to eat in this town? "



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    [Verb]  | "eat" 


    1: to take in as food;


      * e.g., " ... having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers "



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    2: to consume or wear away gradually;


      * e.g., " ... the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid "



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    3: to take a meal;


      * e.g., " ... where's the best place to eat in this town? "



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    [Verb]  | "eat (up)" 


    1: to receive or accept gladly or readily;


      * e.g., " ... predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster "



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    2: to destroy all trace of;


      * e.g., " ... the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach "



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    [Phrase]  | "eating one's heart out" 


    1: having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages;


      * e.g., " ... She's been eating her heart out since her friends have started buying their own houses. "




    [Phrase]  | "eating alive" 


    1: to defeat by a large margin;


      * e.g., " ... We thought we were prepared, but the other team ate us alive. "



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    [Phrase]  | "eating one's heart out" 


    1: to feel deep sadness or mental pain;


      * e.g., " ... He was admiring my new car, but I told him to eat his heart out because I'd never let him drive it. "



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    [Phrase]  | "eat alive" 


    1: to defeat by a large margin;


      * e.g., " ... We thought we were prepared, but the other team ate us alive. "



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     [ "eating" ]

    1: Slang heard in rap/hip-hop music to indicate success in one's life, e.g. the figurative opposite of starving.

      * e.g.,  ... Jay Z: "And I'm eating, so much I bought extra, so much so that dinner's now turned into breakfast..." Kanye West: "And I'm eating, but I'm still thirsty..." 

     [ "eating" ]

    1: The only activity in the world that can make anything boring more fun.

      * e.g.,  ... Bob: Dear God skydiving is boring. 

     [ "eating" ]

    1: eat ( P ) Pronunciation Key (t)

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    2: v. ate, (t) eat·en, (tn) eat·ing, eats

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    3: v. tr.

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    4:  To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption

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    5:  Vulgar slang. To perform oral sex on

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    6:  Informal. To bother or annoy

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    7:  To destroy, ravage, or use up by or as if by ingesting

     [ "eating" ]

    1: Slang heard in rap/hip-hop music to indicate success in one's life, e.g. the figurative opposite of starving.

      * e.g.,  ... Jay Z: "And I'm eating, so much I bought extra, so much so that dinner's now turned into breakfast..." Kanye West: "And I'm eating, but I'm still thirsty..." 

     [ "eat that eat that" ]

    1: when you make a shot in there face playing basketball

      * e.g.,  ... i made a shot right in jeremys face an i told him eat that eat that 

     [ "Eat eat" ]

    1: Can be used in reference to a great and gifted oral sex giver. For example , instead of asking I’ll write it and most likely to appear polite and chivalrous, A man may request oral sex using these words.

      * e.g.,  ... “ my baby mama bout to be home bro and she one of them eaters.... ya feel me? That like to Eat eat... “ 

     [ "the eats" ]

    1: Words used to ask where the food is at.

      * e.g.,  ... The host of a party was asked by one of the guests, " Where's the eats ?". 

     [ "Eat This!" ]

    1: you weeb

      * e.g.,  ... EAT THIS!!! 

     [ "eat" ]

    1:  To consume food To slay, "kill it" or do very well. Most likely related to the phrase "eating it up", meaning enjoying something to the fullest. This is normally used in the context of showing off how great you look or some kind of performance.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, I saw you at dance auditions! You're really gonna eat at callbacks! 

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    1: A taunting phrase insinuating that a person has no choice but to accept an unfortunate fact. Similar to deal with it, suck it, or in your face. Usually used to add emphasis to an instance when one intends for the other person to get served.

      * e.g.,  ... Ryan: "Sup gangsta." 

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