The Clue
Chowed (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Breakfasted
Consumed
Corroded
Devoured
Dined
Downed
Dug in
Fressed
Gobbled
Grazed
Had
Ingested
Lunched
Noshed
Snacked
Supped
Assuaged hunger
Broke a fast
Consul follower
A daughter of Zeus
Gobbled (up)
Goddess of infatuation
Got down
Grazed, say
Had a bit
Impish Olympian
Mischievous Olympian
Olympic exile
Spenser character
Took the cake?
Took substance
Took sustenance
Used up
Came to a fast stop?
Eris's mischievous child
Got things down
Had a little lamb?
Made a fast stop?
Personification of reckless ambition
Put away the dishes
Suffix for consul or sultan
Definition
ATE as a noun:
1. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
EAT as a verb:
1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. eat a meal; take a meal; "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"
3. (feed, eat) = take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
4. (consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out) = use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
5. (eat, eat on) = worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
6. (corrode, eat, rust) = cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"