Main entry: rust, corrode, eat
Definition: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
Usage: The acid corroded the metal; The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink
Main entry: consume, eat, eat up, deplete, run through, wipe out, use up, exhaust
Definition: use up (resources or materials)
Usage: this car consumes a lot of gas; We exhausted our savings; They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Main entry: eat
Definition: eat a meal; take a meal
Usage: We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls; I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
Main entry: eat
Definition: take in solid food
Usage: She was eating a banana; What did you eat for dinner last night?
Definition: take in food; used of animals only
Usage: This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat; What do whales eat?
Definition: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
Usage: What's eating you?