Synonyms and antonyms of To eat in a particular way in American Thesaurus

bite (verb)

to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it

bolt (verb)

to eat food very quickly

cannibalize (verb)

to eat another human, or another animal of the same type

champ (verb)

to bite or eat food noisily

choke down ()

to eat or drink something with difficulty because you do not like it or because you are sick or upset

chomp (verb)

informal to bite something several times in a noisy way

chow down ()

to eat food, especially a lot of food, quickly or in an enthusiastic way

clean your plate ()

to eat all of the food on your plate

crunch (verb)

to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise

demolish (verb)

informal to eat all of something very quickly

devour (verb)

to eat something very fast because you are hungry

diet (verb)

to eat particular foods or small amounts of food because you are trying to become thinner

dig in (informal)

informal to start eating food with a lot of enthusiasm

dive in ()

to start eating in a very enthusiastic way

down (verb)

to drink or eat all of something quickly

eat (verb)

to eat a particular type or amount of food

eat/drink your fill ()

to keep eating or drinking until you are not hungry or thirsty any more

eat like a bird ()

to eat very little

eat up (mainly spoken)

mainly spoken to eat all of something

fall on (mainly British)

mainly British to start eating food or start using something as soon as it arrives, in a way that shows you want it very much

force down ()

to eat or drink something even though you do not want to

fork (verb)

to move food using a fork

gobble (verb)

to eat something quickly and often noisily

grab (verb)

informal if you grab food or sleep, you eat quickly or sleep for a short time

graze (verb)

informal to eat small amounts of food regularly instead of eating meals

gulp (verb)

to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that shows you are very hungry

guzzle (verb)

informal to drink a lot quickly and with great enthusiasm

heartily (adverb)

if you eat heartily, you eat everything on your plate with enthusiasm

lick (verb)

to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet

lick (noun)

the action of licking something

make a meal of something ()

to eat only one thing until you are no longer hungry

munch (verb)

to eat something using your teeth and jaws in a noisy way

nibble (verb)

to eat something by taking a lot of small bites

peck at ()

to eat only a small amount of a meal, without much interest

pick at ()

to eat only small amounts of a meal because you do not feel hungry

sample (verb)

to taste a small amount of food and drink in order to see what it is like

savor (verb)

to enjoy the flavor of something as much as you can by eating or drinking it slowly

savour ()

the British spelling of savor

scarf (verb)

Americaninformal to eat something very quickly. The British word is scoff.

sink your teeth into something ()

to take a bite of something good to eat

smack your lips ()

to show that you are enjoying food or drink, or are enjoying thinking about it, by making a loud noise with your lips and tongue

snack (verb)

to eat between meals

snarf (verb)

Americaninformal to eat or drink something noisily or with a lot of enjoyment

spoon (verb)

to eat or serve food with a spoon

toy with ()

to keep pushing food around on your plate, instead of eating it

tuck in (British)

Britishinformal to eat food with enthusiasm because you like it or because you are hungry

tuck into (British)

Britishinformal to eat food with enthusiasm because you like it or because you are hungry

wolf (verb)

informal to eat something very quickly