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.

present participle of eat it

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eat it

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, it. / (slang) To fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground. / (slang) To die

(idiomatic, vulgar) a rebuke or dismissal

(of a kitchen) Designed for dining in as well as food preparation. / (of a restaurant) Featuring seating to allow patrons to stay and eat their food on site.

(medicine, imperative) It is best not to be gluttonous; eating shouldn't be one's favorite activity, but one should eat only to supply health.

Alternative form of eat to live, not live to eat

(chiefly US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.