v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: EAT 1, consume, feed (on), ingest, meal, partake (of), take
2
Synonyms: EAT UP 1, dispatch, polish off
Idioms: eat like a horse, eat one's head off
3
Synonyms: CONSUME 1, eat, eat up, exhaust, use up
4
Synonyms: RAVAGE , depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, pillage, sack, spoliate, waste
Related Words: demolish, destroy; ruin, wreck; dissipate, squander
5 to exhibit avid interest in or enjoyment of FF1C; the crowd devoured the lurid scene FF1E;
Synonyms: ||eat up
Related Words: delight (in), enjoy, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in); feast (on), gloat (over or on)
Contrasted Words: avoid, eschew, shun