The Clue
Corrode or erode (3 letter answer)
The Answer
EAT
Tags
Notes
The answer EAT is very common and appears about once every 30 puzzles.
Related Clues
Breakfast
Consume
Corrode
Cutthroat
Devour
Dig in
Dine
Fall to
Feed on
Gormandize
Have
Ingest
Lunch
"Mangia!"
Munch
Nosh
Sup
Take in
Break bread
Break a fast
Chow down
Consume victuals
Enjoy a repast
Grab a bite
Haas's "___ to Win"
Have a bite
Have a date?
Have a hero
Hostess's urging
Mother's command
"The pig was ___ . . . "
"The pig was ___"
Put away
Signora's "Mangia!"
Take the bait?
___ up (go for)
Act on a primal urge
Dig into, as dinner
Listen to one's gut?
Please the cordon bleu
Drop down one's throat
"___ no onions nor garlic . . . ": Shak.
Definition
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"