To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.ambitransitive
To consume a meal.intransitive
To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed.copulative, intransitive
To be ingested.ergative, intransitive
To be savored or enjoyed; to taste in a specified way.intransitive
To use up.
To destroy, consume, or use up.figuratively, often, transitive, with up
To consume (an exception, an event, etc.) so that other parts of the program do not receive it.figuratively, informal, transitive
To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.figuratively, informal, transitive
To consume money (or other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service or return the payment.figuratively, informal, transitive
To cause (someone) to worry.informal, transitive
To take the loss in a transaction.transitive
To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.slang, transitive
To corrode or erode.ambitransitive
To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).slang, transitive
To do or perform well and stunningly; to consume a challenge successfully and stylishly; to rule, to slay.ambitransitive, slang, stative
To act well (in a role); to be intensely devoted (to a role).sometimes, transitive
To annex.slang, transitive
Forms
he/she/it
eats, eats, breathes, and sleeps
-ing form
eating, eating, breathing, and sleeping
past
ate
past participle
eaten, ate, breathed, and slept, ated, eaten, breathed, and slept
Lingaku