| Main Entry: | dine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat, often formally |
Synonyms: |
banquet, breakfast, consume, do lunch, eat out, fall to, feast, feed on, lunch, sup, supper |
Antonyms: |
abstain |
| Main Entry: | eat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume food |
Synonyms: |
absorb, attack, banquet, bite, bolt*, break bread, breakfast, chew, chow down, cram, devour, digest, dine, dispatch, dispose of, fall to, feast upon, feed, gobble up, gorge, gormandize, graze*, have a bite, have a meal, have for, ingest, inhale*, lunch, make pig of oneself, masticate, munch, nibble, nosh, partake of, peck at, pick, pig out, polish off, pork out, put away, ruminate, scarf, scoff, snack, sup, swallow, take food, take in, take nourishment, wolf |
| Main Entry: | entertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accommodate visitors |
Synonyms: |
admit, be host, board, chaperone, dine, do the honors, feed, foster, give a party, harbor, have a do, have a get-together, have company, have guests, have visitors, house, invite, lodge, nourish, pick up the check, pop for, put up, quarter, receive, recreate, regale, room, show hospitality, spring for, throw a party, treat, welcome, wine and dine |
Antonyms: |
refuse, reject, turn away |
| Main Entry: | feast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat a great amount or very well |
Synonyms: |
banquet, dine, eat sumptuously, entertain, gorge, gormandize, indulge, overindulge, regale, stuff, stuff one's face, treat, wine and dine |
Antonyms: |
abstain, fast |
| Main Entry: | feed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give nourishment; augment |
Synonyms: |
banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine, dish out, dispense, encourage, fatten, feast, fill, find, foster, fuel, furnish, give, gorge, hand, hand over, maintain, minister, nourish, nurse, nurture, provide, provision, regale, satisfy, stock, strengthen, stuff, supply, support, sustain, victual, wine and dine |
Antonyms: |
starve |
| Main Entry: | eating |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consuming |
Synonyms: |
binging, biting, chewing, consumption, devouring, dining, feasting on, feeding on, gluttony, gobbling, gorging on, gourmandization, having a meal, masticating, munching, nibbling, overindulgence, pigging out, snacking, stuffing oneself |