Idioms for eat
Origin of eat
before 900; Middle English
eten, Old English
etan; cognate with German
essen, Gothic
itan, Latin
edere
OTHER WORDS FROM eat
eat·er, noun out·eat, verb (used with object), out·ate, out·eat·en, out·eat·ing. un·der·eat, verb (used without object), un·der·ate, un·der·eat·en, un·der·eat·ing.Words nearby eat
British Dictionary definitions for eat up (1 of 3)
eat up
verb (adverb, mainly tr)
(also intr)
to eat or consume entirely: often used as an exhortation to children
informal
to listen to with enthusiasm or appreciation
the audience ate up the speaker's every word
(often passive) informal
to affect grossly
she was eaten up by jealousy
informal
to travel (a distance) quickly
we just ate up the miles
British Dictionary definitions for eat up (2 of 3)
EAT
EAZ
abbreviation for
Tanzania (international car registration)
Word Origin for EAT
from E(ast) A(frica) T(anganyika) or E(ast) A(frica) Z(anzibar)
British Dictionary definitions for eat up (3 of 3)
eat
/ (iːt) /
verb eats, eating, ate or eaten
Derived forms of eat
eater, nounWord Origin for eat
Old English
etan; related to Gothic
itan, Old High German
ezzan, Latin
edere, Greek
edein, Sanskrit
admi
Medical definitions for eat up
eat
[ ēt ]
v.
To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
To consume, ravage, or destroy by or as if by ingesting, such as by a disease.
Idioms and Phrases with eat up (1 of 2)
eat up
Consume completely, as in No television until you eat up your dinner, or This quarter's expenses have eaten up all my spare cash. The literal use (first example) dates from the early 1500s, the figurative from the early 1600s.
Enjoy avidly, as in She simply eats up the publicity. [Late 1800s]
Believe unquestioningly, be gullible, as in He'll eat up whatever the broker tells him. [Slang; early 1900s]
Defeat completely, as in This new fighter just eats up every opponent. [Slang; c. 1830]
See eat out, def. 2.
Idioms and Phrases with eat up (2 of 2)
eat