v. 25B6; verb
we ate a hearty breakfast : CONSUME, devour, ingest, partake of; gobble (up/down), bolt (down), wolf (down); swallow, chew, munch, chomp; informal guzzle, nosh, put away, tuck into, demolish, dispose of, polish off, get stuck into, pig out on, get outside of; Brit. informal scoff, gollop; N. Amer. informal scarf, snarf.
we ate at a local restaurant : HAVE A MEAL, consume food, feed, snack; breakfast, lunch, dine; feast, banquet; informal graze, nosh.
acidic water can eat away at pipes : ERODE, corrode, wear away/down/through, burn through, consume, dissolve, disintegrate, crumble, decay; damage, destroy.