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0 to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it with the teeth), and swallow it:
Do you eat meat?
When I've got a cold, I don't feel like eating.
We usually eat (= have a meal) at about seven o'clock.
1 to put food into the mouth, chew it, and swallow it:
[ T ] He ate a hamburger for lunch.
[ I ] When I’ve got a cold, I don’t feel like eating.
[ I ] We usually eat (= have a meal) at about 7 p.m.
[ I ] Let’s eat in/out (= have a meal at home/at a restaurant) tonight.
2 to damage or destroy something:
[ I always + adv/prep ] Running water had gradually eaten into the rock, forming a channel.
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