The Clue
Please the cordon bleu (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
Dig in
Erode
Fall to
Have
"Let's ___!"
Lunch
Lunch on
"Mangia!"
Partake of
Snack
Sup
Swallow
Absorb, as a cost
Bolt down
Break bread
Break a fast
Chow down
Conquer aphagia
Corrode or erode
Finish off
Hass's "___ to Win"
Have a bite
Have breakfast
Have dinner
Have lunch
Have a meal
Lunch, e.g.
Nourish oneself
Pack away
Raid the refrigerator
Satisfy edacity
Satisfy the munchies
Tuck away
___ up (go for)
Take tea in Trowbridge
Take tiffin in London
Use (up), as time
"I earn that I ___": Shak.
Use knife and fork, say
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"