(transitive, intransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it. / (intransitive) To consume a meal.

(colloquial) Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.

present participle of eat

Bred to be eaten. / Suitable to be eaten without being cooked.

The act of ingesting food. / (informal, dialectal) Food; cooking, cuisine. / The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

Obsolete spelling of eat

To consume gradually, especially by erosion.

plural of eating

To eat a meal at home. / (UK) To eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away. / (of acid) To etch or erode a substance.

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of eat