The Clue
Sign on a highway (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EATS
Tags
Notes
The answer EATS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
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Chow
Corrodes
Dines
Grub
Lunches
Nibbles
Refreshments
Snacks on
Takes in
Victuals
Vittles
Breaks bread
Cafe sign
Chows down
Corrodes, with "away"
Din-din
Diner sign
Gnaws (through)
Grabs dinner
Highway sign
Picnic spread
Puts away
Roadside sign
Tummy filler
Acts on a gut feeling?
Cry from a chuck wagon
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Hash-house sign
Hot dogs, say
What to "come and get"
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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"