The Clue
Supper, say (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EATS
Tags
Notes
The answer EATS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
Related Clues
Chow
Consumes
Devours
Gobbles
Grub
Ingests
Lunches
Sups
Victuals
"Vittles"
Vittles
Beanery sign
Breaks bread
Cafe sign
Diner come-on
Diner sign
Feasts upon
Grub; chow
Has lunch
Highway sign
Picnic spread
Road sign
Roadside sign
Uses up
Emulates Pac-Man
Greasy-spoon sign
Hash house sign
Hash-house sign
Puts away plates
Patronizes the Four Seasons, e.g.
Sign that could stop a truck
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"