Words for "eat"
The fascinating world of the word "eat"
The English language is a vast and intricate tapestry, with each word holding its own unique place and significance. One such word that we use in our daily lives is "eat." But have you ever stopped to think about its synonyms, antonyms, and derivative words? Let's dive deep into the world of this simple yet profound word.
Eating words
Bolt: Swallow food or drink hurriedly; something like gobble, swallow, devour, gulp, guzzle.
Break bread: Eat, especially with another or others, share a meal.
Breakfast, have breakfast: Eat a morning meal.
Chew: Bite off and grind food between teeth; masticate
Chomp: Chew or bite down hard and noisily, may be sloppyly.
Chow down: Eat, especially the. main meal of day. It is used in an informal way.
Consume: Eat or drink, especially in large amounts.
Cram: Stuff with food, something, someone or yourself.
Devour: Eat voraciously, often to excess.
Diet: Eat sparingly; restrict one’s intake of food; eat following a specific pattern.
Digest: Alter food by action of body chemicals into a form that can be absorbed by the body.
Dig in: Begin eating, said in an informal way.
Dine: Eat dinner or any substantial meal; eat the main meal of the day.
Dispatch: Eat up and finish the food quickly.
Drain: Drink everything in a glass, bottle or container.
Drink: Consume a liquid.
Eat: Place food in the mouth, chew if necessary, and swallow it.
Eat out: Have meal in a restaurant:
Eat up: Consume all of the food on the plate.
Engorge: Eat greedily; gorge.
Fall to eat: Begin eating.
Feast: Eat rich, elaborate food; eat a splendid meal.
Feast on: Enjoy eating, usually some specific, usu. lavish, food; eat woth delight.
Feed: Give food; eat, especially out of hunger only, usually said of animals this last one.
Finish off: Consume all of food or drink.
Gobble: Eat hurriedly and sloppily.
Gorge: Stuff oneself with food.
Graze: Snack continuously or nibble small portions and samples of food.
Gulp: Swallow hastily and greedily in large amounts.
Guzzle: Drink greedily and in large amounts.
Imbibe: Drink, usually wine or an alcoholic beverage.
Ingest: Take food into body, usually by swallowing it.
Ingurgitate: Consume food greedily in large amounts.
Inhale: Eat or drink very rapidly. It is an informal expression.
Lap: Consume liquid food by licking it up with the tongue like many animals do.
Lap up: Eat or drink greedily with the tongue.
Lunch, have lunch: Eat the midday meal.
Masticate: Chew.
Munch: Chew steadily and slowly; eat slowly and with pleasure.
Nibble: Eat small amounts of something, especially in small and quick bites.
Mosh: Munch or eat a snack. It is an informal expression.
Partake: Eat or drink one portion of a meal, especially with others; share a meal.
Peck at food: Eat food in small amounts.
Pick at food: Eat food sparingly and fussily.
Pig out: Overeat, eat a lot. It is slang.
Polish off a plate: Complete a meal or dish; eat until the dish is so empty that looks clean.
Pork out: Pig out, overeat. It is slang.
Put away: Eat in large quantity.
Quaff: Drink deeply and thirstily.
Refect: Refresh with food or drink. Used in old times.
Refresh: Revive with food or drink.
Relish: Eat with great pleasure.
Sample: Eat small portions of several different foods, especially to taste their quality.
Savor: Enjoy the taste of one’s food.
Scarf: Eat greedily and very quickly. This word is slang.
Set to eat: Begin eating.
Sip: Drink slowly and carefully, drink in small amounts.
Slug down: Drink rapidly, drink in large amounts.
Slurp: Drink or eat noisily.
Snack: Eat small portions of food, especially between regular meals.
Stuff oneself: Eat until one is full and can eat no more.
Sup: Eat supper, have supper, eat dinner or a light evening meal.
Swallow: Pass food or drink from the mouth to the stomach through the throat.
Swig: Drink in large mouthfuls or quantities.
Swill: Drink greedily in large quantities.
Take in: Consume.
Taste: Sense the flavor of one’s food or drink; tes tthe flavor of food or drink by placing a little in one’s mouth; eat a small amount of food, drink a small amount of a beverage.
Toss down: Gulp or eat rapidly, almost without chewing.
Tuck in: Eat heartily, mainly used in British English.
Wash down: Ease the swallowing of food by drinking liquid.
Wine and dine: Entertain guests with food and drink.
Wolf down: Eat ravenously and quickly, like wolves do.
Synonyms for "eat"
When we think about the act of consuming food, several words come to mind. Find below some of the most common synonyms of eating.
Devour: Often used to describe eating with great enthusiasm or hunger.
Consume: A more formal term, it can also refer to using up resources.
Ingest: This is closer to the scientific word for eating. It means to take in food through the mouth and swallow it.
Chomp: When we chew or bite on something audibly or with a noisy, eager or vigorous manner often conveys the sense of enjoying what one is eating. It's a more informal and expressive term, often used in casual contexts or to add flavor to a narrative.
Munch: This word gives a sense of a continuous eating action, often associated with snacks.
Nibble: A light, often tentative way of eating.
Graze: Eating small amounts sporadically, often used for animals like cows or sheep.
Now, if you're looking for words that describe eating quickly, you're in luck because we can give you some.
Eat fast synonym are gobble or wolf down. Eat quickly synonym and another word for eating fast is bolt, but you might also use gulp down, or scarff down, although the last one is less elegant.
Antonyms for "eat"
While there are numerous words to describe the act of eating, what about the opposite? Below, there are some eating antonyms.
Starve: To suffer or die from lack of food.
Fast: To abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance.
Abstain: To restrain oneself from consuming something.
Derivative words
The word "eat" has given birth to several derivatives that enrich our vocabulary:
Eater: One who eats. It can be used in various contexts like "meat-eater" or "vegetable-eater."
Eatable: Something fit to be eaten; edible.
Eating: The act of consuming food.
Eaten: The past participle of eat, often used to describe something that has been consumed.
Now we are eating
And we can describe it in many ways the way we eat. We can:
- Eat with relish, toy with our food, or take a tentative mouthful - to take a large mouthful later on, if we like it.
- Select a piece of chicken from our plate and chew thoughtfully, to pick up a slice of bread and nibble the edge of it soon after.
- Fall to eat, chomp and swallow enthusiastically, or just pick our food carefully.
- Finish all the food on our plates.
- Give up all pretense of eating and reach for our glass, instead.
The word "eat" is more than just a simple verb. It's a gateway to a plethora of related words that describe one of the most basic human activities. Whether you're gobbling down your food, munching on a snack, or choosing to fast, the rich tapestry of words related to eating offers a delightful feast for the language lover in all of us. So, the next time you sit down for a meal, take a moment to appreciate not just the food but also the words that describe your actions.