The Clue
Swallow (3 letter answer)
The Answer
EAT
Tags
Notes
The answer EAT is very common and appears about once every 30 puzzles.
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___ crow
"Dig in!"
Dig in
Erode
Feed on
Gormandize
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Have
Ingest
Partake of
Sup
Absorb, as a cost
Bore into
Break breaad
Break bread
Enjoy a repast
Fill the bill?
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Have a beef?
Have breakfast
Have dinner
Have something
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Refuel, in a way
Satisfy edacity
Take the cake?
Take tiffin
Tuck away
After-grace directive
Dig into, as dinner
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Fast no more
Get into a stew?
Proceed after grace
Take tiffin, in London
Take a loss on, so to speak
Use knife and fork, say
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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"