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Definition of eats :
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Synonyms:
edible, nutrition, nourishment, fare, chow chow, nurture, ingestion, esculent, bread, aliment, provision, pap, nutriment, victual, chuck, comestible, foodstuff, diet, pabulum, sustenance, provender, grub, chow, meat
eats (part of speech: verb)
breakfasts, sups, drinks, lunches, feasts, feeds, tastes, picnics, grubs, snacks, bites, consumes, dines
receives (part of speech: verb)
devours, admits, pockets, inhales, ingests, accepts, gets, absorbs, assimilates, engorges, swallows, gulps, gobbles, accesses, takes, inspires, receives, acquires
food (part of speech: noun)
Usage examples:
- Said usually eats more than the whole of it for his supper. - "Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846", James Richardson.
- He did not know all about the different kinds of birds, but he knew all about the different kinds of eats, and there are more kinds of eats than there are kinds of birds. - "Pee-wee Harris on the Trail", Percy Keese Fitzhugh.
- Sometimes he eats his own words, he's so hungry. - "Tom Slade at Black Lake", Percy Keese Fitzhugh.