The Clue
Finish off (3 letter answer)
The Answer
EAT
Tags
Notes
The answer EAT is very common and appears about once every 30 puzzles.
Related Clues
Banquet on
Consume
Corrode
Devour
"Dig in!"
Dig in
Dine
Down
Fall to
Feed on
Gnaw
Graze
Ingest
"Let's ___!"
Nosh
Partake of
Sup
Take in
Absorb, as a cost
Bolt down
Break bread
Clean a plate
Down a hero
Emulate Horner
Grab a bite
Hass's "___ to Win"
Have a bite
"Have some"
Hostess's urging
Mom's admonition
Opposite of fast
Tuck away
___ up (relish)
Act on a primal urge
After-grace directive
End a crash diet
Fulfill a basic need
Get into a stew?
Use (up), as savings
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"