| Main Entry: | feed on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume |
Synonyms: |
devour, eat, exist on, fare, feast, graze, have a bite, ingest, live on, meal, munch, nibble, nurture, partake, pasture*, peck, pig out, prey on, scarf, snack, sponge, subsist, take, take nourishment |
| Main Entry: | batten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grow fat |
Synonyms: |
burgeon, feed on, grow, prosper, thrive, wax |
| Main Entry: | devour |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | swallow, consume |
Synonyms: |
absorb, annihilate, appreciate, be engrossed by, be preoccupied, bolt, bolt down, chow down, cram, delight in, destroy, dispatch, do compulsively, do voraciously, drink in, eat, enjoy, exhaust, feast on, feed on, gloat over, go through, gobble, gorge*, gulp, guzzle, hoover, imbibe, ingest, inhale, partake of, pig out, polish off, ravage, rejoice in, relish, revel in, scarf down, spend, stuff, take, take in, use up, waste, wipe out, wolf down, wolf* |
Antonyms: |
abstain, pick |
| 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: | prey on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack, terrorize |
Synonyms: |
blackmail, bleed, bully, burden, consume, depredate, devour, distress, eat, exploit, feed on, fleece, haunt, hunt, intimidate, live off, load, oppress, plunder, raid, seize, take advantage of, tax, trouble, victimize, weigh, worry |
Antonyms: |
guard, protect, save |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume |
Synonyms: |
devour, down, drink, eat, feed, feed on, imbibe, ingest, inhale, meal, partake of, swallow |
Antonyms: |
abstain |