(ambitransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
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He's eating an apple. / Don't disturb me now; can't you see that I'm eating?
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But meate commendeth vs not to God: for neither if we eate, are we the better: neither if wee eate not, are we the woꝛſe.
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1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 8:8, column 2:
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At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
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1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
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But Richmond […] appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw […] that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.
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1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
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Shepard: Everyone on this station is chafing under Anoleis' extortion. You might end up a hero.Lorik Qui'in: My employers rely on the goodwill of the Executive Board to work here.Wrex: If these "executives" don't blame Anoleis for provoking this, they're fools. You should eat them.