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verb

Eat v. i. (past ate, obs. or colloq. eat; past part. eaten, obs. or colloq. eat; pres. part. eating)

To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board. "He did eat continually at the king's table."

To taste or relish; as, it eats like tender beef.

To make one's way slowly.

To eat, To eat in or To eat into, to make way by corrosion; to gnaw; to consume. "A sword laid by, which eats into itself."

To eat to windward (Naut.), to keep the course when closehauled with but little steering; said of a vessel.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Eat into" Quotes from Famous Books

... But then it's slower; and there would be lawyers' fees which would eat into our profits; and then because of the publicity we might have to wait some time before it would be safe to use Maggie again. The first plan isn't so complicated, it's quick, and at once we've got Maggie free to use in other operations. The first looks the best bet to me—but, ...

— Children of the Whirlwind • Leroy Scott

... disease of the skin, characterised by the tuberculous eruptions which eat into the skin, particularly of the face, and ...

— The Nuttall Encyclopaedia - Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge • Edited by Rev. James Wood

... kinds of caterpillar and grub, which eat into books, those with legs are the larvae of moths; those without legs, or rather with rudimentary legs, are grubs and turn ...

— Enemies of Books • William Blades

... from the frequent attacks of a painful disorder, he took no heed of food; and his friend, Trelawny, attributes the derangement of his health, in a great measure, to this carelessness. Mrs. Shelley used to send him something to eat into the room where he habitually studied; but the plate frequently remained untouched for hours upon a bookshelf, and at the end of the day he might be heard asking, "Mary, have I dined?" His dress was no less simple than his diet. Hogg says that he never saw him in a great coat, and that his collar ...

— Percy Bysshe Shelley • John Addington Symonds

... forget the discipline to which they have been accustomed. His whole soul is occupied with vast and complicated schemes of ambition: yet his aspect and language exhibit nothing but philosophical moderation. Hatred and revenge eat into his heart: yet every look is a cordial smile, every gesture a familiar caress. He never excites the suspicion of his adversaries by petty provocations. His purpose is disclosed only when it is accomplished. His face is unruffled, his speech is courteous, ...

— Critical and Historical Essays Volume 2 • Thomas Babington Macaulay

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