• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• take in solid food; "She was Eating a banana"; "What did you Eat for dinner last night?"
• take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn''t Eat certain kinds of mEat"; "What do whales Eat?"
• worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What''s Eating you?"

'Eat' in other languages