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"pap", "ensilage", "feed", "fodder", "forage", "silage", "slop", "swill", "feast", "meal", "refreshments", "regale", "repast", "spread", "board", "dish", "plate", "platter", "serving", "finger food", "natural food" ], "near antonyms":[ "bane", "poison", "toxin", "venom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "eats":{ "substances intended to be eaten":{ "examples":[ "there are some good eats at the buffet table" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "chow", "chuck", "comestibles", "eatables", "edibles", "fare", "food", "foodstuffs", "grub", "meat", "provender", "provisions", "table", "tucker", "viands", "victuals", "vittles" ], "near synonyms":[ "commissary", "rations", "supplies", "aliment", "nutriment", "diet", "nourishment", "nurture", "sustenance", "mess", "pap", "ensilage", "feed", "fodder", "forage", "silage", "slop", "swill", "feast", "meal", "refreshments", "regale", "repast", "spread", "board", "dish", "plate", "platter", "serving", "finger food", "natural food" ], "near 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"erodes", "frets", "gnaws", "nibbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "decimates", "destroys", "devastates", "ruins", "wastes", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshens", "recreates", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a meal":{ "examples":[ "where's the best place to eat in this town?" ], "synonyms":[ "dines", "fares", "feeds", "partakes", "refreshes", "victuals" ], "near synonyms":[ "banquets", "feasts", "repasts", "chows (down)", "digs in", "gluts", "gorges", "gormandizes", "overeats", "overfeeds", "pigs out", "grazes", "nibbles", "noshes", "picks", "snacks", "boards", "dines out", "messes", "breakfasts", "lunches", "sups", "picnics" ], "near antonyms":[ "diets", "fasts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "it really eats me the way people go to 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"pacifies", "placates", "propitiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "eating":{ "suitable for use as food":{ "examples":[ "crab apples are not actually eating apples" ], "synonyms":[ "comestible", "eatable", "edible", "esculent" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbable", "chewable", "digestible", "ingestible", "swallowable", "nourishing", "nutritious", "nutritive", "appetizing", "delicious", "flavorful", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "succulent", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy" ], "near antonyms":[ "indigestible", "nondigestible", "nonnutritious", "undigestible" ], "antonyms":[ "inedible", "nonedible", "uneatable" ] }, "to take in as food":{ "examples":[ "having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers" ], "synonyms":[ "consuming", "ingesting", "partaking (of)", "putting away", "putting 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"destroying", "devastating", "ruining", "wasting", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshening", "recreating", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "restoring", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a meal":{ "examples":[ "where's the best place to eat in this town?" ], "synonyms":[ "dining", "faring", "feeding", "partaking", "refreshing", "victualing", "victualling" ], "near synonyms":[ "banqueting", "feasting", "repasting", "chowing (down)", "digging in", "glutting", "gorging", "gormandizing", "overeating", "overfeeding", "pigging out", "grazing", "nibbling", "noshing", "picking", "snacking", "boarding", "dining out", "messing", "breakfasting", "lunching", "supping", "picnicking" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieting", "fasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature\u2014and then leave 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"mourning", "sorrowing", "suffering" ], "near synonyms":[ "aching", "longing (for)", "pining (away)", "sighing", "smarting", "racking", "tormenting", "torturing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting", "ruing", "bawling", "blubbering", "crying", "groaning", "howling", "keening", "moaning", "sobbing", "taking on", "wailing", "weeping", "yammering", "yowling", "languishing", "regretting" ], "near antonyms":[ "beaming", "cheering", "crowing", "delighting", "exulting", "glorying", "joying", "laughing", "ravishing", "rejoicing", "triumphing", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "commiserating", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing", "sympathizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "eat (up)":{ "to receive or accept gladly or readily":{ "examples":[ "predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster" ], "synonyms":[ "drink (in)", "embrace", "lap (up)", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopt", "espouse", "take up", "greet", "hail", "enjoy", "like", "prefer", "cherry-pick", "choose", "cull", "decide (on)", "elect", "handpick", "name", "opt (for)", "pick", "select", "single (out)", "take" ], "near antonyms":[ "balk (at)", "decline", "pass up", "refuse", "reject", "spurn", "throw over", "turn down", "demur (to)", "object (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all trace of":{ "examples":[ "the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach" ], "synonyms":[ "consume", "devour" ], "near synonyms":[ "gut", "deplete", "drain", "exhaust", "expend", "spend", "use up", "annihilate", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "waste", "wreck", "annihilate", "blot out", "eradicate", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "obliterate", "remove", "rub out", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "eateries":{ "a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises":{ "examples":[ "we usually go to lunch at an eatery that is just around the corner from the office" ], "synonyms":[ "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "diners", "grills", "restaurants" ], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "lunch counters", "luncheonettes", "lunchrooms", "snack bars", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "eaten (up)":{ "to receive or accept gladly or readily":{ "examples":[ "predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster" ], "synonyms":[ "drunk (in)", "drank (in)", "embraced", "lapped (up)", "welcomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "espoused", "taken up", "greeted", "hailed", "enjoyed", "liked", "preferred", "cherry-picked", "chosen", "culled", "decided (on)", "elected", "handpicked", "named", "opted (for)", "picked", "selected", "singled (out)", "taken" ], "near antonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "passed up", "refused", "rejected", "spurned", "thrown over", "turned down", "demurred (to)", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all trace of":{ "examples":[ "the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach" ], "synonyms":[ "consumed", "devoured" ], "near synonyms":[ "gutted", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "expended", "spent", "used up", "annihilated", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "devastated", "done in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "torn down", "wasted", "wrecked", "annihilated", "blotted out", "eradicated", "exterminated", "extinguished", "extirpated", "obliterated", "removed", "rubbed out", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "near 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(out)", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "erects", "puts up", "raises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "eating alive":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "We thought we were prepared, but the other team ate us alive ." ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "blowing away", "bombing", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "drubbing", "dusting", "flattening", "pasting", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "skunking", "smoking", "smothering", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trimming", "tromping", "trouncing", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "whomping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "upsetting", "beating", "besting", "conquering", "dispatching", "hurdling", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "throwing", "triumphing (over)", "winning (against)", "worsting", "crushing", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "upending", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "eaten":{ "to take in as food":{ "examples":[ "having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers" ], "synonyms":[ "consumed", "ingested", "partaken (of)", "put away", "put down", "tucked (away or in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "digested", "downed", "mouthed (down)", "swallowed", "bolted", "chowed (down on)", "devoured", "glutted (on)", "gobbled (up or down)", "gorged", "gulped", "scoffed", "slopped", "snarfed (down)", "swilled", "wolfed", "chewed", "gnawed (at or on)", "gummed", "lapped", "licked", "nibbled (on)", "nursed", "picked (at)", "relished", "savored", "savoured", "tasted", "banqueted", "dined", "fared", "feasted", "gormandized", "pigged out", "regaled", "dispatched", "polished off", "breakfasted", "lunched", "supped", "munched", "noshed", "snacked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid" ], "synonyms":[ "bitten (at)", "bit (at)", "corroded", "eroded", "fretted", "gnawed", "nibbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "broken down", "broken up", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "decimated", "destroyed", "devastated", "ruined", "wasted", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshened", "recreated", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "restored", "revitalized", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a meal":{ "examples":[ "where's the best place to eat in this town?" ], 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"subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "eaten alive":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "We thought we were prepared, but the other team ate us alive ." ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "blown away", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "dusted", "flattened", "pasted", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trimmed", "tromped", "trounced", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "upset", "beaten", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", 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