The Clue
Nibbled (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
Disposed of
Eroded
Had
Lunched
Noshed
Partook of
Supped
Took in
Absorbed, as a cost
Alien attachment
Assuaged hunger
Broke bread
Chomped down
Emulated Horner
Eris's brat
Filled up on
Gobbled up
Goddess of infatuation
Had a beef?
Had a bite
Had dinner
Had a hero?
Lunched, say
Mischievous Olympian
Olympic exile
Olympic imp
Packed away
Polished off
Put away
Took the cake?
Took a course
Took sustenance
Was corrosive
Had a little lamb
Daughter of Eris, according to Hesiod
"Thanks, but I already ___"
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"