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| Main Entry: |
consume
[kuhn-soom]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat, drink |
| Synonyms: | absorb, bolt, chow down, devour, down, eat up, feed, gobble, gorge, gulp, guzzle, hoover, ingest, ingurgitate, inhale, meal, mow, nibble, partake, polish off, punish, put away, put down*, scarf, snack, stuff one's face, swallow, swill, take, toss down, wolf* |
| Antonyms: | fast, starve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feed on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume |
| Synonyms: | devour, eat, exist on, fare, feast, graze, have a bite, ingest, live on, meal, munch, nibble, nurture, partake, pasture*, peck, pig out, prey on, scarf, snack, sponge, subsist, take, take nourishment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nibble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bite, pick at |
| Synonyms: | crop, eat, eat like a bird, gnaw, munch, nip, nosh on, peck, snack |
| Antonyms: | gorge |
| Main Entry: | eating |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consuming |
| Synonyms: | binging, biting, chewing, consumption, devouring, dining, feasting on, feeding on, gluttony, gobbling, gorging on, gourmandization, having a meal, masticating, munching, nibbling, overindulgence, pigging out, snacking, stuffing oneself |
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