The Clue
Partook (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bothered, with "at"
Chowed
Consumed
Corroded
Devoured
Dined
Downed
Feasted
Fed on
Grazed
Had
Ingested
Lunched
Noshed
Partook of
Snacked
Wolfed
Absorbed, as a cost
Blind impulse
Broke a fast
Chowed down
Downed a sub?
Exiled Olympian
Gobbled up
Goddess of evil
Goddess of infatuation
Had dinner
Had something
"I already ___"
Impish Olympian
Mischievous Olympian
Scarfed down
Spenser character
Took the cake?
Tucked away
Wore away
Blind impulse, personified
Bolted things down
"With ___ by his side . . . ": Shak.
Had something, so to speak
She comes "hot from Hell": Shak.
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"