1. (

• Ate

) goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment ;

1. (

• eat

) take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" ;

2. (

• eat ,

) eat a meal; take a meal; "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" ;

3. (

• feed ,
• eat ,

) take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" ;

4. (

• eat ,
• eat_on

) worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?" ;

5. (

• consume ,
• eat_up ,
• use_up ,
• eat ,
• deplete ,
• exhaust ,
• run_through ,
• wipe_out

) use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" ;

6. (

• corrode ,
• eat ,
• rust ,

) cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" ;