Synonyms and antonyms of General words meaning to eat in British Thesaurus

eat (verb)

to put food into your mouth and swallow it

swallow (verb)

to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach

have (verb)

to eat or drink something. This word is often used in polite offers and requests

consume (verb)

formal to eat or drink something

taste (verb)

to eat or drink something and to experience its flavour

touch (verb)

to eat or drink a particular thing

try (verb)

if you try a food or drink, you taste it in order to find out whether you like it

manage (verb)

to succeed in eating or drinking something

take (verb)

used in particular phrases meaning to eat or drink something, especially regularly

ingest (verb)

to take food or drink into the body

at lunch/dinner/breakfast etc ()

used for saying that someone is having a meal

breakfast (verb)

formal to have breakfast

consumption (noun)

formal the process of eating, drinking, or smoking something

dine (verb)

formal to eat dinner

dine in (formal)

formal to eat your evening meal at home, or at a hotel when you are staying there, instead of at a restaurant

dine on (formal)

formal to eat a particular type of food, especially an expensive one

dine out (formal)

formal to eat dinner in a restaurant instead of at home

eat (verb)

to have a meal

eat in ()

to have a meal at home instead of in a restaurant

eat out ()

to have a meal in a restaurant instead of at home

fill up ()

if you fill someone up, or if they fill up, they eat enough food so that they no longer feel hungry

finish (verb)

to eat, drink, or use all of something so that there is none left

get down ()

to manage to swallow food or drink

indulge (verb)

to have or eat something that you enjoy but that you should not have much of

live on ()

to eat a particular kind of food

lunch (verb)

formal to eat lunch

nosh (verb)

informal to eat

partake (verb)

old-fashioned to take or be given something to eat or drink

picnic (verb)

to have a picnic

polish off ()

to eat or drink something until it is finished

sup (verb)

an old word meaning ‘to eat supper’ (=an evening meal)