[Sửa]Dine, lunch, breakfast, sup, break bread, snack, have abite; consume, devour, take (in) nourishment, Colloq put or packaway, Slang nosh, put or tie on the nosebag or US and Canadianfeed-bag: I'm not hungry, thank you: I've already eaten.
[Sửa](past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth,chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume food; take a meal. ctr. devour (eaten by a lion).
[Sửa]Intr. (foll. by (away) at,into) a destroy gradually, esp. by corrosion, erosion, disease,etc. b begin to consume or diminish (resources etc.).