The Clue
Gobbled (up) (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Consumed
Corroded
Devoured
Dined
Grazed on
Had
Ingested
Lunched
Messed
Noshed
Snacked
Wolfed
Broke bread
Broke fast
Chowed down
Exiled Olympian
Gobbled up
Goddess of infatuation
Goddess of recklessness
Had a bite
Had dinner
Had lunch
Had a meal
Homophone for a digit
Mischievous Olympian
Polished off
Put away
Scarfed down
Stopped fasting
Took the cake?
Took a course?
Took a meal
Tucked away
Was corrosive
Wore away
Accepted greedily, with "up"
Came to a fast stop?
"Faerie Queene" hag
Got into a stew?
Took the cake, say
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"