The Clue
Mother's charge (3 letter answer)
The Answer
EAT
Tags
Notes
The answer EAT is very common and appears about once every 30 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bother, with "at"
Consume
Corrode
Devour
"Dig in!"
Dig in
Dine
Down
Erode
Fall to
Gormandize
Have
Ingest
Lunch
Munch
Nosh
Sup
Vex, with "at"
Attack a sub?
Break bread
Break a fast
Break fasts
Chow down
Fill the bill?
Fill up on
Get down
Have a beef?
Mom's admonition
Opposite of fast
Parent's order
Put away
Signora's "Mangia!"
Take the cake?
Take sides?
Use (up)
Work on a submarine
Listen to your gut?
Proceed after grace
Take tiffin, in London
Put away one's groceries
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"