The Clue
Wear away (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
___ crow
Dig in
Dine
Down
Gormandize
Graze
Ingest
"Let's ___!"
"Mangia!"
Munch
Nag (at)
Nosh
Partake of
Snack
Sup
Take in
Break bread
Break a fast
Break fasts
Down a comestible
Enjoy a repast
Get down
Gobble up
Have a bite
Have breakfast
Have a snack
Mom's admonition
Polish off
Put away
Signora's "Mangia!"
Take the cake?
Take the course
Take nourishment
Take sustenance
Take tiffin
Wolf, say
Listen to one's gut?
Take tiffin in Trowbridge
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"