The Clue
Dined (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Consumed
Devoured
Eroded
Feasted
Ingested
Lunched
Messed
Munched
Noshed
Partook of
Supped
Took in
Absorbed, as a loss
Broke fasts
Chomped down
Chowed down
Dispatched, in a way
Downed a sub?
Got down
Had a bite
Had lunch
Had something
Mischievous Olympian
Partook of food
Put away
Satisfied edacity
Stopped fasting
Took nourishment
Took in takeout?
Tucked away
Filled a certain void
Goddess banished from Olympus
Had a little lamb
Made a fast stop?
Personification of reckless ambition
Put away the dishes
Took a few seconds?
Zeus's unpleasant daughter
Daughter of Eris, according to Hesiod
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"