Thesaurus:eat

Thesaurus:eat

THESAURUS

eat

English

Synonyms

• eat

• fret (obsolete)

Hyponyms

• bolt

• chomp down on

• devour

• eat like a bird

• eat like a horse

• eat like a pig

• fress (obsolete)

• gobble

• gorge

• gormandize

• guttle

• ingurgitate

• nibble

• pig    [WS]

• raven

• scoff

• snack

• wolf

• wolf down

Hypernyms

• ingest    [WS]

Meronyms

• bite

• champ

• chew

• chomp

• gnaw

• masticate

• mumble

• munch

• swallow

Holonyms

• breakfast

• dine

• sup

Various

• eat someone out of house and home

See also

• Thesaurus:drink
• Thesaurus:food
• Thesaurus:mouthful

Further reading

• “298. food” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “eat” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.