The Clue
Partakes of (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EATS
Tags
Notes
The answer EATS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
Related Clues
Chow
Corrodes
Dines
Gobbles
Grub
Ingests
Manducates
Snacks
Snacks on
Takes in
Vittles
Backroad sign
Beanery sign
Corrodes, with "away"
Diner sign
Food, slangily
Has dinner
Highway sign
Patronizes a pizzeria
Picnic spread
Puts away
Roadside sign
Takes a course?
Tucks away
Uses chopsticks
Cry from a chuck wagon
Hash-house sign
Sign that may stop a truck
Definition
EATS as a noun:
1. (chow, chuck, eats, grub) = informal terms for a meal
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"