(transitive, intransitive) to eat [auxiliary avere] / (intransitive) to tuck in, to start to eat [auxiliary avere] / (intransitive, by extension) to live / (transitive, by extension) to gnaw, to nibble, to eat away at (of insects) / (transitive, by extension) to consume / (transitive, figurative, rare) to dissipate, to squander / (intransitive, figurative) to graft (to obtain illegal gain from dishonest practices, especially in public life) [auxiliary avere] / (transitive, figurative, card games, checkers, chess) to capture

eating / food, scoff

to eat until about to burst

to get wise / to smell a rat

to quit / to fail / to eat dirt / to eat humble pie

to eat voraciously / to wolf one’s food down

a frugal meal, eaten quickly / a fine, excellent dish