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eat — I. verb (ate; eaten; eating) Etymology: Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to take in through the mouth as food ; ingest, chew … New Collegiate Dictionary
eat up — {v.} 1. To eat all of. * /After hiking all afternoon, they quickly ate up all of the dinner./ 2. To use all of. * /Idle talk had eaten up the hour before they knew it./ 3. {slang} To accept eagerly; welcome. * /The girls told John he was a hero… … Dictionary of American idioms
eat up — {v.} 1. To eat all of. * /After hiking all afternoon, they quickly ate up all of the dinner./ 2. To use all of. * /Idle talk had eaten up the hour before they knew it./ 3. {slang} To accept eagerly; welcome. * /The girls told John he was a hero… … Dictionary of American idioms
eat\ up — v 1. To eat all of. After hiking all afternoon, they quickly ate up all of the dinner. 2. To use all of. Idle talk had eaten up the hour before they knew it. 3. slang To accept eagerly; welcome. The girls told John he was a hero because he made… … Словарь американских идиом
To eat heartily — Heartily Heart i*ly (h[aum]rt [i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Hearty}.] 1. From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity. [1913 Webster] I heartily forgive them. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as, he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuck — 1 verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to push the edge of a piece of cloth or paper into something so that it looks tidier or stays in place: tuck sth into/under: Nick was tucking his shirt into his trousers when she walked in. 2 (transitive… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
garbage down — {v. phr.}, {slang} To eat eagerly and at great speed without much regard for manners or social convention. * /The children garbaged down their food./ … Dictionary of American idioms
garbage down — {v. phr.}, {slang} To eat eagerly and at great speed without much regard for manners or social convention. * /The children garbaged down their food./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ravening — rav|e|ning [ˈrævənıŋ] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Present participle of raven to take away by force, eat eagerly (15 20 centuries), from Old French raviner, from Latin rapere; RAPE1] ravening animals are hungry and dangerous ▪ a pack… … Dictionary of contemporary English
garbage\ down — v. phr. slang To eat eagerly and at great speed without much regard for manners or social convention. The children garbaged down their food … Словарь американских идиом
hoe in — Austral./NZ informal eat eagerly. → hoe … English new terms dictionary
